核心问题
（1）He moved away from his parents, and missed them ____ enjoy the exciting life in New York. A. too much to B. enough to C. very much to D. much so as to(全国四级,91.6-64)
规定的答案为 A (too much to)。但它与下列试题的答案(答案为 B)有矛盾：
(2) It was ____ late to catch a bus after the party, therefore we called a taxi. A. too very B. much too C. too much D. far(上海高考,95-21)
词典解答
试题(1)中的 too much 与试题(2)中的 too much 虽然形式相同,但语法结构是不同的。前一个 too much 中的 much 并不作其他词的修饰语,而是作 missed 的状语。missed too much to 符合“too + 形容词或副词 + to do”的格式,表示“太……以致不能”。而后一个 too much 中的 much 是 late 的修饰语。选项 C too much late to 不符合“too + 形容词或副词 + to do”的格式,而必须改为“much too late to”的格式(即选项 B)。见 much too/too much 。