English Grammar
It's a short essay about iceland.

1.Iceland _____ a cool climate, with refreshing summers and mild temperatures in winter.

(A) enjoys (B) likes (C) benefits (D) gets

2.Now, it may be freezing and stormy but Icelanders are known to have BBQs in any weather, acting ________ they live in the bright Australian sunshine

(A) like (B) as (C) if (D) though

The answer of book as follows:

1.(A)

2.(A)

Could you tell me why the answer is?

Particularly in No.2, is "LIKE" a preposition ?

Question

English Grammar
It's a short essay about iceland.

1.Iceland _____ a cool climate, with refreshing summers and mild temperatures in winter.

(A) enjoys (B) likes (C) benefits (D) gets

2.Now, it may be freezing and stormy but Icelanders are known to have BBQs in any weather, acting ________ they live in the bright Australian sunshine

(A) like (B) as (C) if (D) though

The answer of book as follows:

1.(A)

2.(A)

Could you tell me why the answer is?

Particularly in No.2, is "LIKE" a preposition ?

Answer

1) In English, you can say a place "enjoys" a certain type of climate, although I myself probably would't use this expression. 
2) Here, "like" means "as if", and it totally OK. It means 好像 or 彷彿 in Chinese.

Laurence

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