题目内容

The car Patrick bought last month was in excellent condition, the little problem that it was a little old.

A. aside from B. besides

C. in addition to D. instead

A

【解析】

试题分析:考查介词的使用。A除了,表示对前面肯定的否定补充;B除了……还,表示对前面的肯定追加;C除了,与besides同义;D代替,反而。句意:帕特里克上个月买的那辆车棒极了,唯一的一点小问题就是有点旧。故选A。

考点:考查介词

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