Question

Twenty years have passed, I am glad to find the local people in some undeveloped areas are _________ than they were before.

A．well off

B．badly off

C．worse off

D．better off

Answer 1

D

解析试题分析：句意：20年过去了，我很高兴发现在这不发达的地区住的当地的人比以前富裕多了。well off富裕的；badly off穷困的；因为后有than所以必须用连词than，根据句意故选D。
考点：考查固定短语的用法。
点评：本题难度适中。固定短语的用法是高中阶段常考的知识点，不仅在单选还会在完型和短文改错中经常出现，需要考生在平时多记多练掌握它们的区别及用法。
即学即练：He has become quite _______ since he lost his job.
A．well off       B．badly off     C．worse off       D．better off
解析：A。句意：他失业后，变得相当穷困。