[問題]大全987-42

[Alycia]

42. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice


The answer is C....I chose A....is A wrong because of the usage "four times more likely?"

[Pufa]

請畫底線。:smile

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屬於爭議題，有人說A有說C。

我認為是C。

[ldaaawg]

The reason that choice A is incorrect: minority graduates are four times more likely than other graduates in planning to practice. Note that You basically get rid of the word "nearly" in the sentence.