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慧

first of all, can people be plural? like "peoples"

16. Chromosomes are regarded today as the major carriers of genetic material, _________ of DNA and various types of protein.

                consisting  
                as to consist  
                consist  
                which consisting  

43. All brass instruments use a mouthpiece _________into a long cone-shaped tube.

                 is inserted  
                 that inserted  
                 that is inserted  
                 and inserted  

61. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________the diversity used by Europeans.

                   the greatest by far  
                   by far than greater  
                   by far the greatest  
                   greater by far than  

改错：能不能告诉我答案以及改正的方法

70. Stars provided early (astronomer) with a (reference) system (for) measuring (the motions) of planets, the Moon, and the Sun.
答案是A，我觉得是B

72. The (brightly) colored kingfisher (that perches) until it sights a fish, then dives into (the water) to catch (its) prey.

81. The American clipper (ship) era was of (duration short), (extending) (from about) 1845 to 1859.

86. The Milky Way is a (flat) spiral galaxy (who) contains (an estimated) 100 billion stars, (including) the Sun.

Verdun

people 也可以加s，但是意思变成了人种，种族的意思。我记得water也是加了s 变成了水域的意思。其他的明天早上起来再看，尽力而为，呵呵

chriszhx

以下是引用慧在2003-12-29 13:23:00的发言：
first of all, can people be plural? like "peoples"

16. Chromosomes are regarded today as the major carriers of genetic material, _________ of DNA and various types of protein.

                 consisting  
                 as to consist  
                 consist  
                 which consisting  
===> A 现在分词短语修饰material

43. All brass instruments use a mouthpiece _________into a long cone-shaped tube.

                  is inserted  
                  that inserted  
                  that is inserted  
                  and inserted  
=====>C 定语从句修饰mouthpiece

61. At the time of Columbus' voyages, Native Americans used an astounding diversity of languages, ________the diversity used by Europeans.

                    the greatest by far  
                    by far than greater  
                    by far the greatest  
                    greater by far than  
====>D  by far副词修饰greater

改错：能不能告诉我答案以及改正的方法

70. Stars provided early (astronomer) with a (reference) system (for) measuring (the motions) of planets, the Moon, and the Sun.
答案是A，我觉得是B
====>选A, astronomers, B名词修饰system, 没错

72. The (brightly) colored kingfisher (that perches) until it sights a fish, then dives into (the water) to catch (its) prey.
====>B, 改为perches, 原句中无谓语动词

81. The American clipper (ship) era was of (duration short), (extending) (from about) 1845 to 1859.
====>B, short duration, 形容词错误置后

86. The Milky Way is a (flat) spiral galaxy (who) contains (an estimated) 100 billion stars, (including) the Sun.
=========>B, that, who不可修饰galaxy

tiantian111

请教一下，then是副词，还是连词呀？？

chriszhx

then is adv.