专四

单选题When he arrived, he found ___ the aged and the sick at home.

A.none but
B.none other than
C.nothing but
D.no other than

参考答案:A进入在线模考
【译文】当他赶到时,他发现只有老人和病人在家。
 考查短语含义。此处none but相当于no one but“只有”;nothing but“只有”接表示物的词;none other than和no other than都是“(不是别的)……正是……”的意思,与本题句意不符。