改错题 12.Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did outside the pinelands.

A、 so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did
B、 so fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
C、 as fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
D、 as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those
E、 as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they did

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】Idiom; Parallelism
This sentence says x rose almost so fast y, which is not a correct idiomatic construction; x rose almost as fast asy is the correct idiom for this comparison. The two elements being compared, x and y, must be parallel, but the noun land values (x) is not parallel to what they did (y). Land values in the pinelands (x) must be compared with those (the pronoun correctly replacing land values) outside the pinelands (y).
A So fast is used instead of as fast. What they did is not parallel to land values.
B So fast is not the correct idiom for comparison.
C As fast must be followed by as in this comparison.
D Correct. As fast as is the correct comparative conjunction used in this sentence; those is parallel to land values.
E What they did is not parallel to land values.
The correct answer is D.