02年完形填空:
it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical.
in the wake of是在........之后的意思,是个介词
following也是介词,表示尾随,在.....之后
这两个介词表示的意思差不多,可以连用吗?用一个不就好了吗?