Question

Nanjing isn’t so large _________ Shanghai, however, it’s the second _________ city in East China．

1. A.
   like; largest
2. B.
   as; largest
3. C.
   like; large
4. D.
   as; large

Answer 1

B
so…as…“与……一样”是个固定结构；the +序数词+最高级+名词单数“第几最……”，故答案选B。