Question

—Does Jim do his new job well？
　　 —______ his old job. How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him.

A．No better than

B．Not better than

C．No so well as

D．No as well as

Answer 1

A

根據 How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him 可知說話人對 Jim 新工作表現的評價是負面的，故選 A。no better than 表示“與……一樣的不好，與……一樣的差”之意。句意是：他做新工作與以前工作一樣差。他太笨了，我擔心他沒什么希望了。