The basic design of the house is very _____ that of earlier models, but ___ than it.
A. same as, twice bigger
B. same as, bigger twice
C. similar to, twice bigger
D. similar to, bigger twice
【答案】C
【解析】句意:这座房子的基本设计与早期的模型非常相似,但比它大两倍。
the same as…表示和……相同;the similar to…表示和……相似;第一空是和……相似;once一倍;twice两倍;数词+times,表示几倍;twice bigger表示两倍大。根据题意,故选C。