33. The word “they” in paragraph B refers to

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33.  The word “they” in paragraph B refers to

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When tackling pronoun reference questions, the key is to identify the noun phrase that immediately precedes or is most plausibly linked to the pronoun in context.
Option 1: 'governments and businesses.' This would be a plausible antecedent if the paragraph discussed those entities as actors or targets, but without the surrounding context, it seems less likely that 'they' would refer to broad institutions unless the text was about policy or regulation.
Option 2: 'ACCC’s Scamwatch website.' If the paragraph were about sources of information or tools for fighting fraud, this could be plausible. However, pronouns like 'they' typically refer to people or groups rather than a website as a singular entity or a referenced source, making this a weaker candidate unless the text explicitly treats the site as a collective agent.
Option 3: 'the figure of $90m.' A numeric figure would usually be treated as a datum or a statistic rather than a person or group capable of acting or being described by a pronoun like 'they.' Therefore, this option seems unlikely as the antecedent for 'they' unless the paragraph anthropomorphizes the amount, which is uncommon.
Option 4: 'victims of online fraud.' This is the most natural and coherent antecedent for 'they' in many contexts, especially if the passage discusses who suffers, who is affected, or who experiences outcomes of online fraud. Pronouns referring to people most often denote human referents, and 'victims' fits the plural pronoun usage well.
In light of typical pronoun-antecedent rules, and given the options, the most plausible referent for 'they' is the group described as victims of online fraud, rather than abstract entities or numeric data. The other choices either refer to non-person entities or yield less natural alignment with a plural pronoun in standard usage.

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33. The word “they” in paragraph B refers to

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下面这句话中的“它”指的是谁或什么？中国不断加强的宣传攻势显然意在先发制人地让关注此事的国际社会相信，中国为平息动乱而采取的任何行动都是正当的。