单选题 Harvard received 30,489 applications this year, ______ 29,114 applications last year.
  • A. for example
  • B. compared to
  • C. such as
  • D. but for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查compared to的习惯用法。该词组常用于表示数字的对比。