411.As a youngster,there was nothing I liked _____ Sunday afternoons on my grandfather's farm.
A.other than
B.fewer than
C.rather than
D.better than
412.The plane flew smoothly ____ in the sky and people spoke _____ of the experenced pilot.
A.high;high
B.highly;highly
C.high;highly
D.highly;high
411.答案是D;
考查副词短语的辨义。Other than通常用于否定句中表示除了,向丹阳but和except;rather than而不是;better than比…更好。句意:小时候,没有什么事情比星期天下午呆在爷爷的农场更让我喜欢。
412.答案是C;
fly high in the sky在天空中高高地飞翔;speak highly of高度赞扬。