Question

【题目】____ their small cottage in the countryside, they also have a big apartment in the city.

A. Apart from B. Rather than

C. Because of D. Except for

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析：考查介词短语。句意为：……这个在乡村的小农舍，他们在城里还有一套大公寓。选项A意为除…之外；选项B意为而不是；选项C意为因为；选项D意为除了。从意义上看，选项A、D都可以，但是选项D意为整体除去一个细节，而本题中农舍和公寓是并列的，故排除选项D。选择A。