Question

My ____ brother is three years ____ than I. A．elder; elder B．older; older C．elder; olde

My ____ brother is three years ____ than I. A．elder; elder B．older; older C．elder; older D．older; elder

Answer 1

C

试题分析：句意：我哥哥比我大三岁。elder，older是old的两种比较级形式，都有“年长的”意思 (old还有“较旧的”意思)。但是二者用法不同。elder通常于名词前作定语用，而不能用在be动词或系动词后作表语,而older作“年长的”解时，则正好与之相反，它用作表语，而不用作定语形容词。所以选C。