Asamatteroffact,theoilreservesofSaudiArabia’sthoseofKuwait.A.comesecondfollowing.B.comesecondwith.C.areonlysecondto.D.aresecondonlyto答案是D为什么?其他的为什么不能选?

Question

As a matter of fact,the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia’s
______those of Kuwait.
A.come second following.
B.come second with.
C.are only second to.
D.are second only to
答案是D为什么?其他的为什么不能选?

Answer 1

As a matter of fact,the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia’s
______those of Kuwait.
事实上,沙特阿拉伯的石油储备仅次于科威特,居第二位.
second to...是次于.而居第二位的意思.
only 应该放在中间,就表示“仅次于谁.”
A好象没这种说法
Bcome second with 后面的介词错了
C.are only second to可以,但是意思就变了：沙特阿拉伯只有石油储备次于科威特,居第二位.句子明显不是这个意思.