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Cash flows to stock and bond mutual funds have gained strength in the last two months, but fund managers have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at the highest level in six months .

A: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at

B: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to

C: have not been eager at investing the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in thief portfolios to

D: were not eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels the cash levels in their portfolios at

E: were not eager at investing the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to

Unlike humans, dolphins lack vocal cords, but they do use a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills and clicks produced by sphincter muscles within the blow hole.

第一道题我认为B也比较好，但是instead在B中和instead of比较哪个更好呢？

以下是引用minsf在2005-8-24 9:15:00的发言：

A: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at

B: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to

C: have not been eager at investing the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in thief portfolios to

D: were not eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels the cash levels in their portfolios at

E: were not eager at investing the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to

我选 B

我也认为B是最佳选项，instead副词。

Dolphins lack vocal cords, nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles, Squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks are produced by sphincter muscles inside the blowhole.

A: nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks are produced by

B: nevertheless creating sounds: they produce a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks with

C: but they do create sounds, producing a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks being produced

D: but they do create sounds, a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks being produced

E: but nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks produced by

我选 E

同意E,but nevertheless 看似重复，其实不然。

我在GOOGLE 上找到的

Unlike humans, dolphins lack vocal cords, but they do use a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills and clicks produced by sphincter muscles within the blow hole.

以下是引用smilysnow在2005-8-24 13:32:00的发言：

A,(E的冒号后面不构成句子，明显错）

道理是有的，我开始也觉得冒号后面应该是个句子解释前面的内容。但是，我查了相关书籍，冒号后面不必然要求是句子啊？而且，例子有很多的。