250. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
答案B没问题. B是不是省略了had expected (the profits to decline);
its profits in the second quarter than (the profits )analysts had expected (to decline)还是its profits in the second quarter than (the profits )analysts had expected (had declined)。