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Unfortunately, the research was limited __________ increasing economic profits, _________ protecting the environment.

A.to; other thanB.by; rather thanC.to; rather thanD.by; more than

C

解析试题分析:be limitedto局限于; rather than 而不是;other than除了,不同于。句意:不幸的是,研究局限于增长经济而不是保护环境。
考点:考查固定短语的用法。
点评:本题难度适中。固定短语主要考查它们的意义,但是它们是在一定的语言环境下而出现的,所以考生必须能正确理解句子的句意。
即学即练:She is a career woman _____ a housewife.
A. other than   B. rather than C. more than    D. less than
解析:B。句意:她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。

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B.world
C.village
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