Bargain book shoppers must have been pleased looking at Amazon’s bestseller

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问题     Bargain book shoppers must have been pleased looking at Amazon’s bestseller list this weekend: The online bookseller had dropped prices on some of its top-selling hardcovers, as much as 64% off【C1】______. While people are used to seeing deals at Amazon, the present【C2】______is unusually deep. The booksellers’ newsletter Shelf Awareness【C3】______a rare Saturday issue about them, writing that the discounts were at "levels we’ve never seen in the history of Amazon." And according to Jack Mckeown, president of Books & Books Westhampton Beach in New York, it is an open【C4】______of war against the industry.
    Amazon has just announced that it will add 7,000 jobs—2,000 of those seasonal—at its regional shipping and customer service centers. The company says its workers make 30% more than traditional retail【C5】______.
    President Obama, who is known to【C6】______shop at independent bookstores when given the chance, has angered the American Booksellers Association with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon warehouse. ABA Chief Executive Oren Teicher stated that the appearance is "greatly【C7】______," as he wrote in an open letter to the president because Amazon has caused a net loss of jobs, while President Obama’s goal is to【C8】______his plan for a stronger economy.
    Can President Obama be a friend to independent booksellers and the online retailer at the same time? He’s been【C9】______at independent bookstores Prairie Lights in Iowa City and Bunch of Grapes in Martha’s Vineyard. The next time he shows up to shop for books, they may have some words for him, which may be less than【C10】______.
    A)trimming B)retail C)evidently D)aggressive
    E)staff F)promote G)misguided H)motivation
    I)quest J)delivered K)declaration L)reckon
    M)photographed N)enthusiastic O)faithfully [br] 【C10】

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答案 N

解析 空格前的less than“没有,决不”为副词,可见此处应填入形容词或分词。which的先行词是前面提到的words。奥巴马打算在电子商亚马逊仓库露面,由此可推测个体书店不会再对奥巴马说什么好话。enthusiastic符合句意。
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