Fires were common in London in the 17th century. Most buildings were made from w

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问题 Fires were common in London in the 17th century. Most buildings were made from wood【M1】_______
and were very close together, so they caught a fire easily. King Charles II had even【M2】_______
warned the mayor of London about the danger of a major fire. After a particular【M3】_______
hot and dry summer in September 1666, a fire broke about in a tiny bakery on【M4】_______
Pudding Lane. The fire quickly got out of control, as a strong wind that day causes【M5】_______
it to spread rapidly. The fire—now know as the Great Fire of London—continued to【M6】_______
burn for four days. By time it was over, it had destroyed 80 percent of the city and【M7】_______
over 13,000 buildings. Luckily, only a few people died. The fire does have one positive【M8】_______
effect nobody had expected, however, it killed thousand of rats that had carried【M9】_______
a very infectious disease and helped stop the spread of the dead disease. 【M10】_______ [br] 【M9】

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答案 thousand→thousands

解析 该句的意思是“它杀死了数千只携带传染病的老鼠”。thousands of为固定搭配,翻译为“成千上万的”,因此需将thousand改为thousands。
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