【问】 一九八三年攻读硕士学位研究生考试英语试题第Ⅴ1.1题：

The twins are so much____that it is difficult to tell one from the other.A. similar B. equal C. like D. alike

标准答案规定选D，是否可选C?

【答】 选C也可以。选C不仅语法上正确，而且修辞上也无毛病，也就是说，选C并不劣于选D。请看下面的句子：

1. He and his brother are very like. (Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English，P. 729)

他和他哥哥长得非常象。

2. Then there are Hans and Peter，the twins....and they are very like each other. (Essential English，Book 1，P. 150)

汉斯和彼得是双胞胎，他们长得非常象。