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17、But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal
biscuit which weighed 2, 400 pounds.
Close=end
Colossal adj.巨大的, 庞大的
18、It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1, 000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds 20
of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.
It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry.
Remove(vt.vi.拿走, 撤走, 除去)=unload(vt.卸货, 卸下)
19、The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit
from the student for $24, 000.
than they had anticipated=than they had expected