[单选题]In the last sentence, the word "bust" most probably means ______.

正确答案 ：A

the upper part of one's body

解析：解析：应该正确理解出现本词汇的最后一个句子“A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.”B选项的意思为“自画像”，和C以及D的意思与句子的语境意义不符。本句话的意思为“一部分木雕师甚至接受任务给名人做上半身塑像”。

[单选题]He was not as active as I had ______him to be.

正确答案 ：D

expected

解析：解析：not as... as意为“和……不像”；recognize意为“认出”；inspect意为“检察，视察”；object是：反对(做某事)”；expect意为“期望，预期”。

[单选题]According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.

正确答案 ：C

believed that Beijing would be the winner

解析：解析：本题的依据句是“...，the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the result.” gambling on the result在这里的意思是“算定了北京会赢”，所以他们提前预定宾馆房间。其他选项内容属于错误信息或无关信息。

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