GRE填空冲刺练习题及答案（四）

56-2. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when ___ was valued much more highly than it is today.

A　scent

B　beauty

C　elegance

D　color

E　variety

选A

翻译：拥有浓郁香气的白色花朵比如栀子花，是十八世纪收藏家们的最爱，彼时的人们比现在更注重香气 / 当时的香水比现在昂贵得多。

scent 香气，香水，嗅迹，预感，踪迹

elegance 典雅，高贵，精致，精美，精确，简练

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