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2. Darwin was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; his tremendous originality lay in the fact that he proposed the idea of natural selection as the means by which evolution worked.
Darwin was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; his tremendous originality lay in the fact that he proposed the idea of natural selection as the means by which evolution worked.
(A) lay in the fact that he proposed the idea
(B) lay in the fact of his proposing the idea
(C) laid in the fact of his proposing the idea
(D) laid in his proposal
(E) lay in his proposal
laid is the past and past participle of lay, and the meaning of lay doesn't fit here
Here the idea should be replaced by lie which means be/remain in ...........
The past tense form of lie is lay, so we eliminate C,D
The intended meaning of this sentence is emphaisis that his originality lay in the idea of..........or his proposal of .......... not the fact of his.......
Choice A,B distort the intended meaning, so we go with E
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发表于 2013-10-20 19:01:38
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