单选题
His work was ______ than that of any other man in the school.
A) by far better B) better by far C) by far the best D) the best by far
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】than前应用比较级形式，因此C，D选项排除；当by far修饰形容词强调数量或程度时，它须放在比较级之后，意为“……得多”；但当by far比较级前面有冠词时，可以放在比较级前。如：This is by far the better of the two. 两者之中，这一个好得多。