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Read the article below about one comment. Choose the correct word to fil

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问题     Read the article below about one comment.
    Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page.
    For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
                        Your Loss Is Your Gain
The tax-code alchemy conjured【C1】______by Congress and the Treasury Department extended what is【C2】______as the NOL carryback period, 【C3】______it from two years to five for corporate losses【C4】______in 2008 and 2009. That means that corporate losses reported in those two years can be used to offset taxable income already reported during the【C5】______five years.
In practical terms, that means the companies can【C6】______for a cash refund from Uncle Sam for taxes they’ve already paid. And they can now do so【C7】______years that saw the highest corporate【C8】______in the nation’s history—2005 and 2006—when an aggregate $3. 4 trillion in corporate profits was reported.
But weighing the benefits of the immediate cash infusion【C9】______the irreversible decision to forgo other potential tax benefits and credits is no simple matter. Although it’s too early to tell how many companies will take advantage of the new NOL provision, Congress’s Joint Committee 【C10】______Taxation estimates that the【C11】______will accelerate some ￡ 33 billion 【C12】______of corporate tax refunds. [br] 【C11】
选项 A、expansion
B、extension
C、intension
D、incision
答案 B
解析 本题考查形似词的辨析。expansion表示“扩大，膨胀，扩充”，侧重平面上的扩充；intension表示“意图，意向”；incision则表示“切口，切割”。extention在这里对应原文提到的NOL措施延长期限。
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