请看下面一题：

John plays football _________, if not better than, David.
A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as

【分析】此句的正常结构是这样的John plays football as well as David, if he doesn't play football better than David. 由于命题者将其后的状语从句移至句中，且将其省略成 if not better than，不少学生（尤其是一些阅读能力较差的学生）对这个句子的分析感到无从下手，从而导致误选。此题正确答案应为 B。此题是一个省略句, 其中的if not better than＝if he doesn't play football better than。全句意为：吉姆踢足球如果不是比迈克踢得更好, 至少也是一样好。

请做以下类似试题 (答案均选D)：

(1) Her pronunciation is _________, if not better than, her teacher's.
A. as well B. as well as C. as good D. as good as

(2) This bridge is _________, if not stronger than, that one.
A. so strong B. as strong C. so strong as D. as strong as

(3) He has been to Paris_________, if not more than, ten times.
A. so much B. so many C. so much D. as many as