Question

几道英语选择题，解答得好给分！

1.We must be____the worst.
A.preparing B.preparing for C.prepared D.prepared for(答案是D，请问为什么不选B?)
2.In the____,he had to go to the lonely island to protect the wild animals.
A.days followed the Spring Festival
B.days following the Spring Festival
C.the Spring Festival followed days
D.followed the Spring Festival days(答案是B，请问有the days following的表述吗？还是其它原因？）
3.In fact most people in that area are____than they were 5 years ago because of years wars(答案是better off，为什么我觉得是worse off……）
4.The man in the lead swung his right arm____a signal for us to stop.
A.as if to make
B.as though making(答案是B,为什么？）

Answer 1

sb be prepared for 为什么做准备
following the Spring Festival 是days的非谓语
better off的原因是战争，战争促进了生产
to make表示将要做的，而 making表示正在做