Correct. four times as likely as和four times more likely than都是可以的，且含义相同。

four times as likely as和four times more likely than都是可以的，且含义相同。

D是more 和rather than的搭配的问题吧？
而且感觉than前面少了谓语，will plan移到前面来好些？

错选B：“who plan on practicing in socioeconomically deprived areas是定语从句，修饰other graduates，其使得主干的结构变为：
minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates
这句话只讲了少数毕业生比其它毕业生有更大的可能性，但是可能去干什么呢？没有写明，所以本句是错误的，不能说“人”比“人”更可能，只能说什么事情发生的可能性。“

B选项：who plan on practicing in socioeconomically deprived areas是定语从句，修饰other graduates，其使得主干的结构变为：
minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates
这句话只讲了少数毕业生比其它毕业生有更大的可能性，但是可能去干什么呢？没有写明，所以本句是错误的，不能说“人”比“人”更可能，只能说什么事情发生的可能性。

C选项：Correct. four times as likely as和four times more likely than都是可以的，且含义相同。

区别强调句型和其他从句的最好方法是“试减法”。也就是说，如果把句子中“It be…that…”这一框架去掉，句子的剩余部分（可以进行位置上的调整）结构完整，意思通顺，合乎逻辑，则that引导的是强调句型，否则为其他从句。

A选项：be likely in doing需改为be likely to do。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题，由于in doing/to do可以算作likely的宾语，所以应根据likely的约束力判断。在逻辑上，显然地，likely的约束力较强，应用不定式短语。

B项 把后面的成分变成了modifier，整个句子就不对了

four times as likely as和four times more likely than都是可以的

倍数的比较：
x times B，或A is a number，x times that numbers of B
x times as adj as B
x times…than B

plan:
plan to do sth,计划做某事
plan on sth/on doing sth打算，期待做某事

in doing sth:
have bother/difficulty/fun/luck/trouble/problem/a good time/a job in doing sth;
there is no use/point in doing sth;
spend/waste money/time in doing sth;
be busy/late/fortunate/lucky in doing sth

be likely/possible to do sth

ac选错a
four times as likely as 。。to对
four times more likely 不对
be likely in doing需改为be likely to do 束缚力更强

ac选错a
four times as likely as 。。to对
four times more likely 不对

four times as ... as to do /four times more than 不对， more likely than sb to do 正确

用as likely as 和 more likely than这两个固定搭配即可排除错误选项

我感觉这个约束力的判断方法太玄妙了，likely约束力强，那plan约束力也可以很强啊，to plan on practicing如果用约束力去想总觉得不靠谱。。。
所以还是看意思吧，比较的是plan这个动作的likely程度，如果是A is as likely as B in planning to do sth的话，意思有点奇怪，在plan这件事情里面，什么东西的likely呢？如果从意思上理解，表示plan这个动作的可能性还是应该用likely to plan

A选项：be likely in doing需改为be likely to do。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题，由于in doing/to do可以算作likely的宾语，所以应根据likely的约束力判断。在逻辑上，显然地，likely的约束力较强，应用不定式短语。

B选项：who plan on practicing in socioeconomically deprived areas是定语从句，修饰other graduates，其使得主干的结构变为：
minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates
这句话只讲了少数毕业生比其它毕业生有更大的可能性，但是可能去干什么呢？没有写明，所以本句是错误的，不能说“人”比“人”更可能，只能说什么事情发生的可能性。

be likely to plan to do sth
B中plan to do=plan on doing
D more likely rather than 句型错误，删除rather
E as likely than错误

4 times as…as 和 4 times more…than含义是不一样的

考查了不定式和ing的区别。likely的约束力强，故用不定式。be likely to do.

the biggest problem with D is its poor idiomatic construction. you don't say 'it is X times MORE likely that A will happen, RATHER THAN B'; 'more' is supposed to go with 'THAN', and is incompatible with 'rather than'. the proper construction would be 'it is X times more likely that A will happen than that B will happen.' better than either of these, though, is the more compact form: 'A is X times more likely to happen than is B.'

错选A