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8.Why can't Amanda make the year-end meeting thisafternoon?
8.阿曼达为何今天下午不能参加年终会议?
(A) She's out with a cold.
(A)她因为感冒没来。
(B) It starts at two o'clock.
(B)会议两点开始。
(C) It'll be in Room 270.
(C)会议在270室召开。

解析

a. make vt.(尽力)到达，赶上
make+地方/聚会到达某地/某聚会
make+时间赶上某时间
例:I'm sorry. I can't make your party tomorrow night.
(对不起。我明晚赶不上参加你的派对。).
If you can't make 10 a.m., come at 11 a.m.
(如果你早上10点来不了，那就11点来吧。)
b. a year-end meeting 年终会议
a year-end party 年终派对
C. out adv 外出，不在
例:Did anyone call while I was out?
(我不在的时候有人打电话来吗?)
答案：
A