Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November.
because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will
with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target
because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target
due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will
答案选C， 从前半部分看，because ＋ 从句比 due to 和because of 好， 但是 后面的predicted 和 for weeks 这种大段时间是不是不匹配啊？ 还有C中的 continues 是一般现在时，后面的predicted 用过去式，一个句子中的过去时和现在时不能混用的吧？ 求教！！