Question

Traffic is heavy and the price of oil is much ＿＿＿

Traffic is heavy and the price of oil is much ＿＿＿ so many people go to work by bus. A.higher B.expensive C.more expensive

Answer 1

A.higher
price作主语时,
形容价格高低用high/low,
sth.(如oil
)作主语时,形容物品贵/便宜用
expensive/cheap.
much
higher
指价格更高

Answer 2

2
high
price作主语时,
形容价格高低用high/low,
sth.(如oil
)作主语时,形容物品贵/便宜用
expensive/cheap.
much
high=very
high
(much
adv.
非常；)
因此选
2
high
.
句意:
交通繁忙,汽油价格又高,因此许多人坐公交车去上班.
(注:
也有[much+比较级]
表示"...得多"
的用法,但此句中没有比较的对象.因此不能选1
higher
)