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zxkingsey

According to a 1996 study published in the Journal of Human Resources, Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as was the national average to be self-employed.

(A) as was the national average to be self-employed

(B) as the average American to be self-employed

(C) as the national average that they would be self-employed

(D) to be self-employed than was the average American

(E) that they would be self-employed than was the national average
答案B
看了笔记，想问一下为什么A中的was是对于的，national average为什么不清楚

neo1001

According to a 1996 study published in the Journal of Human Resources, Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as was the national average to be self-employed.

(A) as was the national average to be self-employed

(B) as the average American to be self-employed

(C) as the national average that they would be self-employed

(D) to be self-employed than was the average American

(E) that they would be self-employed than was the national average
答案B
看了笔记，想问一下为什么A中的was是对于的，national average为什么不清楚

-- by 会员 zxkingsey (2010/7/9 23:18:28)

national average是一个数字, 句子前面是中东裔美国人, 拿一类人和一个数字比, 不合逻辑