试题题干
Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The economy boomed in the wake of the Kennedy tax cuts, which brought the top marginal income tax rate down from 91 percent to 70 percent.（）
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试题解析
in the wake of 在之后；following 随着。
随着肯尼迪减税政策的实施，美国经济蓬勃发展，最高边际所得税率从91%降至70%。