PREP1-Q24

evelyn205205

Employment costs rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months that ended in September, slightly less than they did in the year that ended in the previous quarter.

(A) less than they did

(B) less than it did

(C) less than they were

(D) lower than

(E) lower than they were

ANSWER: A
rate这类词不是不能说多或少，只能说高或低嘛？
求牛牛们的解释和帮助哦

Lacus

可以很快发现这是个前后比较的句子，前面是Employment costs （复数的主语） rose（动词），那后面也需要表示同样的意思，相比之下只有A符合。

evelyn205205

THX!

飘洋过海

我的理解是 比较上升幅度，而不是比较rate
但是我一看这个they 不是很舒服！你们觉得呢？


楼下有补充的上！！

evelyn205205

they 指代的是employment costs所以要用they。