Question

Electric trains have now ______ steam ones in most countries in the world.

A．took the place of

B．in place of

C．taken the place of

D．instead of

Answer 1

C

考查词组：in place of代替，介词短语， taken the place of取代，动词短语，D. instead of而不是，介词短语，这里需要动词短语做谓语，而且是过去分词形式，句意是：在世界上的很多国家电动火车已经代替了蒸汽火车。选C。