1、In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than_______in New York.
A.to stay B.stayed C.staying D.having stayed
2、He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable_______.
A.ability B.future C.possibility D.opportunity
參考答案&解析:
1、B would rather…than這一句型的使用。would rather…than意思是“寧愿……而不”;rather和than連接的兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞在語(yǔ)法上須保持一致。因此,與句中have left一致的詞應(yīng)該是have stayed,其中相同的成分have可以省略。句意:實(shí)際上,彼得寧愿去舊金山,而不是呆在紐約。
2、A 名詞詞義的辨析。ability能力; future未來(lái);possibility可能性;opportunity機(jī)遇。句意:他很快就得到了提升,因?yàn)樗纳纤菊J(rèn)識(shí)到他是一個(gè)相當(dāng)有能力的人。