413.As a youngster,there was nothing I liked _____ Sunday afternoons on my grandfather's farm.
A.other than
B.fewer than
C.rather than
D.better than
414.The plane flew smoothly ____ in the sky and people spoke _____ of the experenced pilot.
A.high；high
B.highly;highly
C.high;highly
D.highly;high
413.答案是D;考查副词短语的辨义。Other than通常用于否定句中表示除了，向丹阳but和except;rather than而不是；better than比…更好。句意:小时候，没有什么事情比星期天下午呆在爷爷的农场更让我喜欢。
414.答案是C；fly high in the sky在天空中高高地飞翔；speak highly of高度赞扬。
