【问】 My new glasses cost me____the last pair that I bought.

A. as much as three times B. three times more than

C. three times as much as D. as much three times as

(《新编大学英语四、六级常考词题库》，中国广播电视出版社，1996，P.402)书上给的答案为C。能否选B呢?

【答】 这道试题有错误。选B也是同样正确的，而且它的意思与C相同。见as much as，n timesmore than。