PP-T-2 125, 99 help!

lyndy

125. The great bulk of business transactions in the United States is handled
       by means of credit instrument rather currency.

Question: How come the answer is D not C?
  
99.  Contemporary election practices in the United States have their roots
      in British and colonial American laws and customary.

Question: I don't why the answer is D.....

zhoushao

以下是引用lyndy在2004-9-30 15:13:00的发言：

125. The great bulk of business transactions in the United States is handled
       by means of credit instrument rather currency.

Question: How come the answer is D not C?

D为rather than currency,这是惯用法，表示＂而不是＂，Ｃ是表示＂通过某种方法，手段＂是正确的．
  
99.  Contemporary election practices in the United States have their roots
      in British and colonial American laws and customary.

Question: I don't why the answer is D.....

Ｄ改为customs，customary.是形容词， and 前后应连接两个对等成分.词性需同

lyndy

谢谢版主的解题!

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