A. advised B. persuaded C. preferred D. expected

4. (2017·天津改编)You accidentally reveal(透露) to the entire company what menu choices you would ___________(更喜欢) at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday you'd like to take.

5. (2017·江苏改编)What's the author's __________(prefer) solution to global warming?

6. (2014·陕西改编)We can eat out if you like, but I would __________（更喜欢）to stay in.

【答案】

1. B 【解析】prefer A to B＂比起B更喜欢A＂。句意：并不是所有来自日本的游客都更喜欢西餐而不喜欢中餐。

2. A 【解析】prefer to do... rather than do...＂宁愿做......而不做......＂，是固定搭配，其他选项都不对。

【易错提醒】

注意：不能说prefer sth. rather than sth.。

4. prefer

5. preferred

6. prefer 【解析】句意：如果你喜欢的话我们可以出去吃饭，但我更喜欢在家吃。根据句意及括号内的汉语提示可知要填prefer，prefer to do sth.＂更愿意做某事＂。

1. so...that...

　　The weather was __________ cold that I didn't like to leave my room.

A. really B. such C. too D. so

【参考答案】D

【拓展延伸】

so...that...＂如此......以至于......＂，其主要形式有：

1. so+形容词/副词+that...

He spoke so quickly that I couldn't follow him. 他说得如此快以至于我跟不上他。

2. so+形容词+a(n) +可数名词单数+that...

She is so lovely a girl that everyone loves her. 她是如此可爱的女孩以至于大家都喜欢她。

3. so+many/few +名词复数+that...

There are so many tasks that I feel tired. 任务那么多，我感觉很累。

4. so+much/little(少的)+ 不可数名词+that...

We had so little time that we couldn't finish the work on schedule. 我们的时间那么少，以至于我们不能按时完成那项工作。