if current trends continue, by the year 2010 carbon emissions in the United States will soar to a level more than one-third higher than were those in 1990, according to official projiections. A. will soar to a level more than one-third higher than were those B. will soar to a level more than one-third higher than that C. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than is was D. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than those E. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than they were 正确答案是B,不明白的是carbon emissions是复数,为何可以用that指代? The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to pursue what they had not previously considered possible--better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws. A. what they had not previously considerd possible--better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as B. what they had not previously considered a possibility--better control, if not eradication, of such infections like
C. something they had not previously considered possible--better control, if not eradication, of such infections as
D. something not considered a previous possibility--better control and perhaps eradication, of other infections such as
E. the possibility of what they had not previously considered--better control and possibly eradication of infections like
正确答案是C,不清楚的地方有两点:一,在这句句子里用what作persue的宾语是否可以? 二,smallpox(天花)是infections的一种,那么当在列举其他infections,如measles和yaws的时候,infections前面为什么不用加other? 请大家各抒己见,谢谢! |