“The staff were dead beat” in the first paragraph means that they were______. A. wounded B

Question

“The staff were dead beat” in the first paragraph means that they were______.

A. wounded

B. exhausted

C. irritable

D. forgetful

Answer 1

正确答案：B
[解析] 由第一段大意可知，圣诞前夜有许多购物者，说明该店员工到最后时刻也非常累，筋疲力尽，渴望回家，故选B。