11. The article praised Isak Dinesen not so much for her genius as a storyteller but because she was remarkably defiant of society’s expectations of women during the early twentieth century.

　　(A) but because she was remarkably defiant

　　(B) but because of her remarkable defiance

　　(C) but for being remarkably defiant

　　(D) as for her remarkable defiance

　　(E) as it did her remarkable defiance

　　答案：D

　　类型：比较和平行结构

　　解析：首先，句中有一个not so much…as…的固定搭配表示比较，由此可以直接排除ABC。比较中又有一个平行结构：not for…，but for…。因此答案选D。

　　12. While candidates for political office think carefully(A) about the way they dress for public appearances，but they(B) generally do not want to appear(C) to care too much(D) about clothes. No error(E)

　　答案：B

　　类型：句子结构

　　解析：while和but在句中都做连词，这样导致句子没有主句了。

　　修改建议：把but删掉。

　　13. The professor urged(A) her students to follow(B) their own career interests，to serve their communities，and believing(C) in the power of their(D) own ideas. No error(E)

　　答案：C

　　类型：平行结构

　　解析：to follow，to serve和and之后的结构是平行的，不应该用doing形式。

　　修改建议：把believing改为to believe。