OG12-39（diagnostic test）??

39. According to schoolars, the earliest writing was probably not a direct rendering of speech, but was more likely to begin as a seperate and distinct symbolic system of communcation, and only later merged with spoken language.

A. was more likely to begin as

B. more than likely began as

C. more than likely beginning from

D. it was more than likely begun from

E. it was more likely that it began

想请教一下D错在哪里了？ 把句子分成两部分，貌似前后两句句子成份都很完整啊？it指代应该还蛮清晰的，OG12上说要把communication 后的comma去掉，但好象不去掉也可以用吧，像本题的正确答案不就是用逗号加连词来相接句子谓语动词的吗？？？？

而且，解释中没有提及begin as 和begin from, 所以我想这应该不是考点。

was not...but was

我觉得是个省略，but was(a rendering of speech) more likely....  more likely 一系列都是定语

解释说，more 和 than是天生一对，在 more ad. & more a. 的情况下，不能把他俩拆散的。。。

more than 其实不是天生一对... 有more的时候可以没有than, 有than的时候必须有more，亲身体验过，这题不太懂..

39. According to schoolars, the earliest writing was probably not a direct rendering of speech, but was more likely to begin as a seperate and distinct symbolic system of communcation, and only later merged with spoken language.

A. was more likely to begin as

B. more than likely began as

C. more than likely beginning from

D. it was more than likely begun from

E. it was more likely that it began

Vote for A 排除BCD 因为likely用法有两种be likely to do /it is likely that

E中后面began直接加了XX system错 应该是began as/from

所以A

楼主可以去看一下diagnosive test的解释 书后面貌似有的

我查了一下more than likely 貌似有这种用法...算增长见识了

不过有more ,确实不一定有than ,给你个例子

Prep 2

31.  (26124-!-item-!-188;#058&002968) 

Gone are the sharp edges and jutting planes of styles from former eras; instead, designers of everything from cars to computer monitors have adopted a cornerless style of smooth surfaces and curves that is more ergonomic, conforming to the shape of the body rather than flaunting shape for its own sake.

(A) more ergonomic, conforming to the shape of the body rather than flaunting shape

(B) more ergonomic, conformed to the body's shape and not to flaunting shape

(C) ergonomic, more conformed to the shape of the body and not to shape flaunted

(D) ergonomic, conforming more to the body's shape rather than shape flaunted

(E) ergonomic, conforming more to the shape of the body than flaunting shape

key:a