【问】 “Did Charies vote in the last election?”“No，he wasn’t____. ”
 A. enough old then B. old then enough
 C. then enough old D. old enough then(TOEFL，71.3)
 请问是否可以选A(enough old then)?并请谈谈enough的用法。
 【答】 enough用作名词的修饰语(定语)时，既可与复数名词连用，也可与单数不可数名词连用，并且大都搁在名词之前，但是不能搁在单数可数名词之前(×enough pen)：
 1. I haven’t got enough equipment/tools to do the job. (CGEL)
 干这个活我没有足够的设备/工具。
 2. There is just enough time to catch the train. (IME)
 赶这班火车，时间正好够。
 3. We have enough seats for every one. (LDCE)
 我们有足够的座位供大家坐。
 有时也可放在名词的后面，尤其是在不可数名词之后。
 1. “I’m going to the movies.”“Do you have money enough?”(IME)
 “我要去看电影。”“你的钱够吗?”
 2. There was cake enough for everybody to have a piece. (EME)
 糕点足够每人一块。
 3. We had food enough for ten people. (Mis)
 我们的食物够十个人吃的。
 但是，当enough用于修饰动词、形容词和副词时，则必须位于它们的后面。
 1. Students brave enough to attempt the course deserve to succeed. (CGEL)
 凡有足够勇气选这门课程的学生一定能获得成功。
 2. She is brave enough a student to attempt the course. (CGEL)
 她是一个有足够勇气选这门课程的学生。
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 3. She is not brave enough a student to attempt the course. (CGEL)
 她是一个没有足够勇气选这门课的学生。
 4. The water in the pool is warm enough.
 这个池塘的水够暖和的。
 5. He isn’t a clever enough politician to have any original ideas.
 他不是个足够聪明的政治家，提不出什么创造性的主张。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 1. Jane had____furniture for her room. (Nelson，200D)
 A. enough B. many C. all D. any
 2. The bookstore does not prepare____books for all students in the class.A. plenty of B. enough
 C. enough of D. as many (TOEFL，73.10)
 3. He wasn’t____to understand the teacher’s questions.
 A. quick enough B. enough quick
 C. quick as D. such quick(EPT)
 (参见fool enough)