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  3. The reported mortality rates from contemporary African famines are inaccurate, due partly to the difficulties of collecting such

The reported mortality rates from contemporary African famines are inaccurate, due partly to the difficulties of collecting such

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问题 The reported mortality rates from contemporary African famines are inaccurate, due partly to the difficulties of collecting such information, but also to international agencies’ tendency to___________ figures in order to emphasize need for support.
选项 A、evaporate
B、exaggerate
C、exemplify
D、exempt
答案B
解析 动词辨义。evaporate 意为“蒸发，挥发”，如：Our fears at last evaporated．(我们的恐惧最终消失了。) exaggerate 意为“夸大，夸张”，如：People will not believe a person who always exaggerates．(人们不会相信老是夸大其辞的人。)exemplify 意为“例示，举例证明”，如：The recent oil price rises exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing. (最近的石油涨价是汽车工业正面临困难的一个例子。)exempt意为“免除，豁免”，如：His identity of a foreign official exempted him from the customs duties for these basic necessities． (他是个外交官，因而这些日用品免除关税。)根据题意，应选B)。
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