20.Never before in the history of music have musical superstars been able to command so extraordinary fees of the kind they do today. (A) so extraordinary fees of the kind they do today (B) so extraordinary fees as they are today (C) such extraordinary fees as they do today (D) such extraordinary fees of the kind today’s have (E) so extraordinary a fee of the kind they can today
答案C 我选的B,我的理由前面有否定NEVER可以用so many...as...,而且are 和原文的be able to对应。不选C是因为such as是表列举的
'so' is used to describe adjectives. But here 'extraordinary fees' is a noun phrase which is required 'such' not 'so'. Moreover, in this question, 'as' is a conjunction not a preposition.
以下是引用cqgmat在2003-11-14 8:09:00的发言: 'so' is used to describe adjectives. But here 'extraordinary fees' is a noun phrase which is required 'such' not 'so'. Moreover, in this question, 'as' is a conjunction not a preposition.
That is right. But why answer C use "do" to replace "be able to" in the comparison?
because the last part of the sentence can be replaced by 'They command extraordinary fees today.' 'do' replaces ' command' not' be able to' ‘be able to' just describe the ability of superstars in the past. But today, they do charge as greedily as possible. (Kidding)
以下是引用cqgmat在2003-11-14 10:30:00的发言: because the last part of the sentence can be replaced by 'They command extraordinary fees today.' 'do' replaces ' command' not' be able to' ‘be able to' just describe the ability of superstars in the past. But today, they do charge as greedily as possible. (Kidding)