几道模拟题中的新题

discard2

(As with health care workers,dentists' insurance rates )have skyrocketed.
A.As with health care workers,dentists' insurance rates
B.Like those charged other health care workers,dentists' insurance rates
why choose B,not A?

in 1800 women bore ,on average ,7 children:by the Great Depression( such a number had dropped) to 2.2.
A,such a number had dropped
B.this figure had dropped
why choose B not A?

另外，twice as likely as 这种用法对吗？我只知道twice as fast as 这种用法不对。

谢谢

tongxun

1、A中错误百出。1）如raonx所言。2）with：表伴随或具有。总之，A逻辑与语法都错。
2、同意raonx

raonx

dentist's insureance rates cannot be compared with health care workers.

number can not drop, logically it is the figure that drop.

as for the last twice as likely as I don't know the answer.