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92．  According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching，companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people，about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities．

(A)  equivalent to the enrollment of

(B)  the equivalent of those enrolled in

(C)  equal to those who are enrolled in

(D)  as many as the enrollment of

(E)  as many as are enrolled in

Diction + Logical predication

This sentence compares two groups of people．The best phrase to use for a comparison of two countable quantities such as people)is as many as．Equivalent is incorrect because its meaning is much broader；it is not limited to number only, which is the focus of this sentence．The number of people in；ob training should be compared to the number of people in colleges，but the original sentence mistakenly compares people to enrollment．

我看了解释，认为ＰＥＯＰＬＥ和ＥＮＲＯＬＬＭＥＮＴ都是人，后者是指被录取的人，为什么就不可以比较呢

我看了解释，认为ＰＥＯＰＬＥ和ＥＮＲＯＬＬＭＥＮＴ都是人，后者是指被录取的人，为什么就不可以比较呢

A  Equivalent is too broad and vague a term for comparing groups of people；the groups being compared must be parallel．but enrollment is not parallel to people．
                

B  The equivalent is too broad and vague a term for comparing groups of people·

C  Equal is generally used for uncountable quantities，such as equal justice，not countable quantities，such as people；its meaning is too broad for this context．

D  People are incorrectly compared with enrollment rather than with other people．

E  Correct．In this sentence，as many as compares countable quantities；people are compared with people，the understood subject of are enrolled．

The correct answer is E．

enrollment不是人！！！！！

enrollment:

1
[uncountable] the process of arranging to join a school, university, course etc
Enrolment will take place in September.
2
[countable] the number of people who have arranged to join a school, university, course etc
Student enrolments have more than doubled.

一个是入学的过程；另一个是入学的数目。都不是人哦。