John Snow found that the polluted water was _________ for the outbreak of choler

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John Snow found that the polluted water was _________ for the outbreak of cholera.

A．to blame

B．to be blamed

C．blamed

D．blaming

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试题分析：句意：John Snow发现受污染的水是此次霍乱爆发的罪魁祸首（应该对此次霍乱的爆发负责）。sb/sth be to blame for sth是一个固定短语，“某人/某事应为某事负责”的意思，用主动的形式表达被动的含义，不能用被动语态。故选A。
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Although this medicine can cure you ________your illness, it has a bad effect____ you.

A．for; in

B．for; on

C．of; on

D．of; at

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—Did Jane come to help you yesterday?
—Yes, but I would rather ____. She caused me a lot of trouble.

A．not have

B．not

C．she didn’t

D．she hadn’t

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The task given by the boss is ____ done, and we are to sum up our working experience
after its accomplishment.

A．as well as

B．as far as

C．as good as

D．as long as

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What a choice! If only I had ____ the wise man’s advice before I decided.

A．sought

B．searched

C．acquired

D．followed

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Let’s call it a day. ____where we’ll get the funds, we’ll talk about that later.

A．In common with	B．On behalf of
C．In place of	D．As to

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