Question

This washing machine is environmentally friendly because it uses _________ water and electricity than ________ models.

1. A.
   less; older
2. B.
   less; elder
3. C.
   fewer; older
4. D.
   fewer; elder

Answer 1

A
句意：因?yàn)楸扰f機(jī)型節(jié)水、耗電量小，所以這臺(tái)洗衣機(jī)是環(huán)保的。water和electricity為不可數(shù)名詞，應(yīng)由less修飾，故排除C和D。B項(xiàng)為干擾項(xiàng)，注意elder的用法：When comparing the ages of people, especially members of the same family, you can use both“older”and“elder”but never say“elder than”.如：my older/elder sister; the older/elder of their two children; My brother is older than me.