prep 158和132

158.

The largest trade-book publisher in the United States has announced the creation of a new digital imprint division, under which it will publish about 20 purely digital works to be sold online as either electronic books or downloadable copies that can be printed upon purchase.

(A) works to be sold online as either electronic books or

(B) works to sell them online, either as electronic books or

(C) works and it will sell them online as either electronic books or as

(D) works, and selling them online as either electronic books or as

(E) works, and it will sell them online either as electronic books or

答案是A。

但我觉得publishe sth. to be sold，灰墙灰墙奇怪啊！

我选了C，除了 and it will似乎有点累赘，也没有其他缺点啊

A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

(A) that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times

(B) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times

(C) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

(D) CEO's who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

(E) CEO's now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

答案是C

我想知道A为什么错了？

compare to不是比喻的意思么？

times+the+N or times as adj/adv as

times不能加more ... than

关于132题：我也有个疑问，PREP解释说A之所以错误，是因为比较对象不对等，即419 times more pay than blue-collar workers与a ratio不对等。但正确答案C中，the ratio不正是同位语修饰42 times their pay吗？那就说明419 times more pay 也可以用ratio修饰，何来不对等呢？该选项的错误是否在于than blue-collar workers后面应该补出助动词do呢？