单选题 Due to an ______ prosperous year in terms of financial gain, the Forestville Festival is expected to be more festive than it has been in several years. Since the last festival, three factories and 15 new businesses have opened in Forestville. This ______ in prosperity is naturally giving people cause for celebration.
Last year a dismal record low of 35% of the Forestvill population turned out for the festival, but a recent poll is showing that 80% of the population is expected to attend this year. ______ the tax revenue gained from all of these businesses, the Forestvill City of Commerce is investing an additional $15,000 to this year"s celebration.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇：副词
1．这是一道词汇题，选项均为副词。
2．副词extremely意为“非常好地”，可修饰形容词prosperous，因此A为正确选项。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇：名词
1．这是一道词汇题。选项均为名词。
2．选项中rise和decline互为反义词，前文提到财政收益良好，因此B．rise为正确选项。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇：介词
1．空格后接名词，因此A连词As if排除。
2．空格后的意思是“由于税收提高，此次活动经费也有所上调”，因此C．Thanks to为正确选项。