1.*Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeset) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also* caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions.
A. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensivfe houses and furniture, but it also B. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland ( especially in the Northeast), which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furiture, but also C. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States, creating farmlad (especially in the Northeast) and giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also D. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland (especiallyin the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also E. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it
答案竟然选的是D!!! B不是很完美么？倒装表强调语气位于句首没有改变+not only...but also也对的很好！！！ 为什么会是个 but it also对了？
2. When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950's, some 4000 existed in the United States, but today *there are less han one-quarter that many*.
A. there are less than one-quarter that many B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950's, some 4000 existed in the United States, but today *there are less han one-quarter that many*.
首先这句话主语是drive-ins 复数 中间插入部分 some 4000 指代的也是 some 4000 drive-ins but后面句子的逻辑主语也是drive-ins，there are fewer than one-quarter as many（as there were at the...）
1. Answer B is wrong because the meaning changed. The sentence is meant to say that systematic clearing of forests CREATED and GAVE customers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture. However, the "which" phrase modified farmland and changed the meaning to farmland gave the consumers inexpensive houses and furniture.
Answer D gives the correct parallel form between "created" and "gave" for the subject "systematic clearing of forests".
2. number of drive-ins is countable so "fewer" should be used instead. That amount correctly refers to the number "4000". "Many" sounds pretty awkward in here.
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