My brother Henry has an excellent job in bank. couldn't 1______ him when he told me that he had decided to give it 2______ Though tried to make him 3______ his mind, I failed. "You should reconsider your 4______,"I said. "You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful 5______. You might become a bank manager 6______ the time you're thirty five.”“ know,”Henry answered.“I've got no complaints 7______ the bank. It's a pleasant job in nice surroundings and we 8______ civilized hours. The bank manager told me that my 9______ were excellent. ""Then why do you want to leave ?"I 10______.“It's the money, Henry said.But you're 11 ______ a good salary,"I answered.“I don't 12______ that, "Henry said. "What do I do in the bank Well, at the moment 13______ I do is counting money. I find it very 14______.""Why does this upset you?"I asked, unable to 15______ the logic of Henry's argument."You don't understand, "Henry answered. "I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!"
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A、claimed
B、exclaimed
C、announced
D、declared
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题考查动词辨析。文章前面讲述他哥哥知道银行工作的好处,可他还是要辞去这份工作,因此,此处所填的词应具有惊讶的意思。A项claim声称、断言、宣称；B项exclaim（因愤怒，惊奇等）惊叫，惊喊，与文意吻合；C项announce宣布、发表、宣告；D项declare正式宣布，表明。答案为B。
