记得听语法老师讲过完成进行时在gmat中很少是正确的，因为它表达的意思很模糊，是完成了，还是没完成？当然我想只并不能作为排除a的理由，但我想a中的continued strength是不是不好，continue 是表一个持续的动作，根据原文逻辑，显然现在还在增长，是不是用continuing 好一点？
我原来也选c, 但没注意到because 条件句中用的是continues. 条件从句用一般现在时，主句用过去时，这好像是gmat中的大忌呀。
另外这一句话居然出现了三种时态？太狠了吧？
所以关于时态的问题还请nn们多指教。
作者: rhod 时间: 2004-10-15 16:28
我个人认为predicted过去时态是错误的, 与前面的has raised有冲突. 所以只有A, D里面的have been predicting正确.
have been predicting含义没有什么错, 很多公司都会在一段时间内预测下季度的盈利.
欢迎讨论.
作者: violetyang83 时间: 2005-6-14 00:48
due to 和because of becuase是不是后者优先？
马上就要考了，又忘了。
作者: IceOnMe 时间: 2005-6-14 13:19
没有优先的问题
due to=because of 是介词短语， 后接名词
because是连词 后接句子
另外想说这题选A的理由还在于句子结构上有个大平行
since february, the Federal Reserve has raised ... and analysts have been predicting for weeks
所以，C的时态既不符合for weeks 又不符合前面的since，更不与前面的动词平行
倒是D，是不是因为predict不属于类似require之类的动词，不含有should的意思，所以后面不能用类似D的结构呢。
请NN指教
作者: jennyb 时间: 2005-9-11 10:00
due to 不等于becasue
她的意思是caused by
作者: vickiyan 时间: 2005-9-11 22:12
due to 不等于becasue
她的意思是caused by
支持！请看某个鬼佬的解释——
Due to means"cause by". It shoud only be used if it can be substitued with "caused by".
It doed not mean the same thing as "because of ",
Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain.
Correct: The game was postponed because of rain.
Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.
作者: ayang1017 时间: 2005-9-27 16:10
这道题看的有点蒙的说，觉得哪个都有点道理
首先‘s的生命结构偏向c，但是可以说不是有效性错误，
然后，就是时态，用过去完成进行时可以解释成与前主句时态保持一致，还和时间状语保持一直，意思上也说的过去，有点道理；用过去时想想也有点道理，意思也挺好
用连词和介词排除也不是有效性错误，
晕哪
作者: amacd 时间: 2005-10-12 21:18
Q40:
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
still dont understand why the answer is C,
can some NN help to explain??
Question
1) because the economy continues strong ? (sounds aweward..)
2) why use "would" here?
thanks~~ 
作者: kevinshao17 时间: 2005-12-2 13:43
gwd7-40之我见：REDUNDANT的问题 PREDICT AND WILL
见LONGMAN解释PREDICT：
predict
to say that something will happen, before it happens
显然已经包含了WILL，所以WILL 是REDUNDANT的。这是OG经常强调的。
作者: huaxinzhu 时间: 2005-12-28 18:14
看看
作者: zj1179 时间: 2006-1-27 13:26
这道题还是不明白，恳请各位赐教！！谢谢了！！
刚开始我选C，可是我的答案给的D,看了D觉得过去完成进行时虽然看起来有点不太习惯，但是也说得过去，可是看了这里的讨论大家又说选A,到底是什么呢？
作者: wycg 时间: 2006-1-27 14:19
predicting后面的从句要用动词原型,D对.
作者: vironica_ee 时间: 2006-5-6 07:42
从merriam-webster上查来的，predict是可以加that 从句，并带will，所以A是没有错的。
PREDICT is closely synonymous with FORETELL; it may be preferred in today's English to suggest or apply to inference from facts and laws of nature <if we can trace certain changes slowly at work in the period preceding our own we may be able to predict with some probability that these changes will continue for some time at least to operate in the same direction -- W.R.Inge
作者: trictincy 时间: 2006-5-30 11:14
想请教选C的同志们一个问题，好象只有系动词后面才可以接形容词
如，the car is red.
the tree grows tall.
这里continue不是作系动词，后面怎么能直接接strong呢？正确的结构好象应该是continue to be strong吧
作者: roric 时间: 2006-9-3 18:06
有谁给个correctiveness得说法？就是时态吗
这种题怎么快速判断阿？
will到底可不可以省？
作者: roric 时间: 2006-9-4 16:17
顶~~~~~~`
作者: xaquarius 时间: 2006-9-5 22:24
A对。朗文上的例子：
The Census Bureau predicts that there will be 53 million people over 65 by 2020.
用have beening predicting的原因：有for weeks，表示持续进行的状态，一直延续到现在，朗文语法的例句：
I've been working for Exxon for 15 years.我已经在Exxon公司干了15年。
作者: lovelydoggie 时间: 2006-9-7 21:07
我有个看法，觉得除了C之外所有的选项都用了economy's... 这个所有格的用法应该用在有生命的名词上，所以可以快速选出C，不知道这样想对不对
刚才看了前面的讨论，发现这个错误微不足道了。。
作者: lovelydoggie 时间: 2006-9-7 21:09
due to 和because of becuase是不是后者优先？
马上就要考了，又忘了。
作者: 想桐桐的蝎子 时间: 2006-10-2 00:18
赞同楼上，我来总结一下认为比较合适的解释和自己的一些观点
首先because of后面只能跟简洁的名词，象这样有又是所有格又是修饰成分的不行，due to 只有在其能被caused by 替代时候才能用，当
due to , because of 和
because同时出现时候，优先使用后者
另外，economy是无生命的，gmat里不提倡用’s的所有格的形式，就算要表示所有也应该是A of B的形式
B错的原因是因为and 前后不对称
至于时态，我认为这里的would不是表示虚拟，而是因为前面的predict用了过去时所以这里用would，可以翻译成他们在过去几周里预测将要发生的事，will 的时态和would是遥相呼应的
open to discuss.
[作者: janet_wei 时间: 2006-10-7 20:12
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至于时态，我认为这里的would不是表示虚拟，而是因为前面的predict用了过去时所以这里用would，可以翻译成他们在过去几周里预测将要发生的事，will 的时态和would是遥相呼应的 "
"
赞同，当时做题就是这样想的，不知道对不对？
作者: luluQ 时间: 2006-10-13 09:23
Q40:
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
I chose A:
opponent 1:
记得听语法老师讲过完成进行时在gmat中很少是正确的，因为它表达的意思很模糊，是完成了，还是没完成？当然我想只并不能作为排除a的理由，但我想a中的continued strength是不是不好，continue 是表一个持续的动作，根据原文逻辑，显然现在还在增长，是不是用continuing 好一点？
"continued" is a adj. itself, meaning " lasting"
Opponent 2:
gwd7-40之我见：REDUNDANT的问题 PREDICT AND WILL
见LONGMAN解释PREDICT：
predict
to say that something will happen, before it happens
显然已经包含了WILL，所以WILL 是REDUNDANT的。这是OG经常强调的。
Pl see several OG examples:
20. When rates were raised in 1985, postal service officials predicted they would make further rate increases unnecessary for at least three years.
(A) they would make further rate increases unnecessary
(B) they would mean that further rate increases would not be needed
(C) that it would not be necessary for further rate increases
(D) that the increase would make further rate increases unnecessary（D）
(E) further rate increases will not be needed
22. Ms. Chambers is among the forecasters who predict that the rate of addition to arable lands will drop while those of loss rise.
(A) those of loss rise
(B) it rises for loss
(C) those of losses rise
(D) the rate of loss rises（D）
(E) there are rises for the rate of loss
13. The delinquency rates on mortgages for office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, and other commercial properties held by the nation’s insurance companies in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years.
(A) in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years
(B) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loans could double over the next three years
(C) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loans could occur over the next three years
(D) has increased sharply in recent months, and lead to predictions that over the next three years doubling of foreclosures on this type of loan could occur（B）
(E) in recent months has increased sharply, and this leads to predictions that foreclosures on that type of loan in the next three years could double
6. Many economists predict that the next recession, when it comes, will be caused by Federal Reserve action taken to prevent an inflationary upsurge that would result if the economy were to expand at an annual rate of three percent or more.
(A) taken to prevent an inflationary upsurge that would result
(B) they took for preventing an inflationary upsurge that would result
(C) taken to prevent an inflationary upsurge resulting
(D) they took to prevent an inflationary upsurge resulting（A）
(E) taken for preventing an inflationary upsurge that will result
161.
A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the caribou into northern Minnesota would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than one wolf for every 39 square miles.
(A) would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than
(B) would fail provided the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more than
(C) should fail if the timber wolf density in that region was greater than
(D) will fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is greater than（D）
(E) will fail if the timber wolf density in that region were more numerous than
opponent 3:
Why not C?
because 条件句中用的是continues. 条件从句用一般现在时，主句用过去时，这好像是gmat中的大忌呀。
Strong proponent:
另外想说这题选A的理由还在于句子结构上有个大平行
since february, the Federal Reserve has raised ... and analysts have been predicting for weeks
所以，C的时态既不符合for weeks 又不符合前面的since，更不与前面的动词平行
倒是D，是不是因为predict不属于类似require之类的动词，不含有should的意思，所以后面不能用类似D的结构呢。
作者: roric 时间: 2006-11-8 22:16
回来再看着道题，说句不负责任的想法：选A，因为平行；而且Because of A's B在gwd中是很常见的，这种A's B of C也是经常见到的，新东方的说法根本不成立。
作者: 加拿大帅哥 时间: 2007-1-25 17:43
UP Xaquarius
作者: ghostzpy 时间: 2007-3-1 05:45
在google上搜索了一下，USA Today的一篇新闻标题是 Experts have
been
predicting flu vaccine shortage for years。不觉的have been predicting是个issue.
作者: Fisherman 时间: 2007-3-31 13:32
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作者: 罗马青年 时间: 2007-6-2 02:35
彻底晕了！
作者: 罗马青年 时间: 2007-6-2 02:36
D中的“due to...”就一定错吗？可CD22给的答案是D啊！NN能否找到 due to...的正确用法？是否某些时候比 because of...及 because。。。更好呢？
为什么CD22给出的这题答案是 D 呢？！！！强烈请求NN们（在海外B-SCHOOL上学的），让老美同学作后解释下！先谢谢了！
作者: carolinelmf 时间: 2007-7-24 14:59
CD22前13套（即携隐13）的答案有3套，Windlake的，ProteinMonica的XY13修正答案，和携隐的。链接http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=22&ID=84536
前两套的答案都是C。
给D答案的是carol 版的，链接为http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=34&ID=191442
个人认为答案是A。continues strong不对，continue不能做系动词，strong也不能作副词。
作者: wsdoll 时间: 2007-8-19 13:00
觉得应该选A.
c. continue strong 不对吧。 而且 continues strong, 后面又predicted...时态好吗？
D.向第一页那个美国人举的例子：...n. is due to.
不能动作 due to.
E.due to the fact of....啰嗦，due to 也不对。
作者: zhoukitty 时间: 2007-10-5 05:40
I agree that "continue strong" seems weird.
作者: qianrene 时间: 2007-10-7 19:14
支持！请看某个鬼佬的解释——
Due to means"cause by". It shoud only be used if it can be substitued with "caused by".
It doed not mean the same thing as "because of ",
Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain.
Correct: The game was postponed because of rain.
Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.
这个很经典
我对continue strong的看法，
strong是形容词做补语，不是副词做CONTINUE的状语
strong是形容词做补语，不是副词做CONTINUE的状语
DUE TO
不能放前面必须在主系结构里：见PREP43题，不仅是加动作性名词不够有效，即使加名词也错了，而because of可以加名词放前面，这里还有strength错，WOULD不能省略因为PREDICT和SUGGEST一样不用虚拟，和CD22这套题前面的GWD7-Q3ensure that一样不用虚拟
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=23&replyID=2267007&id=241369&skin=0见DUE TO和BECAUSE OF的用法，如果两者同时出现，选项中又有BECAUSE，最好用BECAUSE
作者: erinwang 时间: 2007-10-17 21:04
up, up, up.
I picked A
作者: sch 时间: 2008-2-14 07:32
这题我支持A.
A: 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.
首先我们看A,由于because of 是一个介词短语,所以他是附属于后面analysts have been...那个句子的,所以整体上来看,2个黄色的部分大平行.由and连接. have been predicting逻辑上没有什么问题,时态上也平行.
C: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would be raised again in November.
我排除C的缘故是因为, continues和predicted时态不一致,而且 predicted和for weeks搭配不舒服.
另外由于because后面根的是一句话,很容易让人误解她和and前面的一句话并列,共同构成analys那句话的原因(当然从语法上仔细分析,是不会这样平行的,但是确实容易让人误解).
作者: 马甲007 时间: 2008-5-30 23:57
我选A，支持A
作者: 马甲007 时间: 2008-5-31 00:15
纽约时报上的原话，来自google：
Because of the economy's continued
strength, analysts
have
been
predicting for weeks that the Fed would raise its
short-term
interest
rate
target
again in November, most likely after its policy-making Open Market Committee meets on Nov. 15. Since
February the Fed has
raised
its
target for the overnight Federal funds rate
five
times, or by 1.75 percentage points, to 4.75 percent currently.
和A的样子很想，不过will和would又不一样，难道本题答案全错？
作者: ad264 时间: 2008-5-31 00:26
如果站在現在的時間點，对未来作预测。可用will或would，差别是would语气弱，不如will 100%肯定的强。
这题应该是A。
作者: ad264 时间: 2008-5-31 00:46
因为句意有continued此字，加上for weeks 所以选项一定要有have been predicting，不可用过去式。
因此剩下A, D
对于未来的预测，gmat喜欢如果是站在过去时间点的预测用would，站在现在时间点的预测用will。
D没有will或would所以out
PREDICT
THAT 主詞 + WILL/WOULD
+ V
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作者: sgwanderer 时间: 2008-7-13 01:48
ding... excellent analysis. The C answer is wrong
I am quite convinced that A is best here. In fact it was from a New york times articles - "Because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the Fed would raise its short-term interest rate target again in November, most likely after its policy-making Open Market Committee meets on Nov. 15. Since February the Fed has raised its target for the overnight Federal funds rate five times, or by 1.75 percentage points, to 4.75 percent currently."
The only difference is "will" and "would".
A: seems "would" better than "will".
"have been predicting" is right, esp in financial market when people keep predicting a particular event or sets of data.
C: "continue strong" really wierd usage. and "predicted for weeks" doesn't sounds right for past tense. while "(have) predicted" interpretation doesn't fit well either.
add Lulu's comments. I think A definitely better than A. "would" and "will" really make too small difference in this content.
作者: Zspirit 时间: 2008-8-11 01:55
LS的牛，能把原文找出来，那我还是从A了。。。
有个问题，OG11里说due to不符合语法，但我看前几页的前辈们都在讨论due to和because of的优先问题，due to到底行不行。。。
作者: frankzhifei 时间: 2008-10-18 17:41
顶一个，nn帮个忙啊
这句话前面的时态实现在完成时“ has raised” 怎么后面变成了过去时，不是说不能轻易改变句子本身的时态吗？
作者: biboyoyo 时间: 2008-11-27 18:06
I found the original essay on New York Times:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE2DF163EF931A35752C1A962958260
"...Because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been
predicting for weeks that the Fed would raise its short-term interest
rate target again in November"
the answer shoud be (A).
GWD7-Q40:
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.
A. because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for
weeks that the target will
B.
with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that
the target
C.
because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that
the target would
D.
due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been
predicting for weeks that
the target(predict要搭配未來式)
E.
due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength,
analysts predicted
for weeks that the target will
作者: smiling_cd 时间: 2009-1-22 06:03
好像我模考prep的题都是gwd里面的原题：（
帮大家修正答案吧。这题PrepGMAT的正确答案是 A。
作者: machaelsonic 时间: 2009-2-27 17:36
太牛了, 不得不佩服
作者: crystal007 时间: 2009-5-19 23:38
这题真的选A吗？ 我选的A阿
作者: care2909 时间: 2009-6-2 11:35
这题我觉得 predicted for weeks 不妥。我和我的改稿人商议过，用 simple past 还是用 present
perfect continuous 的关键是看这些 weeks 是在什么时候。如果是已经过去的几周，就用 simple
past。但如果像这句那样，是一直延到现在的话，就应该用 present perfect continuous，所以 A 对 C 不对。
还有，那个连接的部份，他说用 as 最好：
Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
rate target five times, and as the economy continues to be strong,
analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised
again in November.
从别的地方看的，希望对大家有帮助！
作者: purplepku 时间: 2009-8-19 10:23
来这里考了下古，想这道题想得我都要吐了
不得不感慨，前辈们真是太强大了。
作者: xuhuixin 时间: 2009-8-19 16:48
up A
作者: pavefly 时间: 2009-8-29 20:52
顶一顶~~GWD-TN-24版本答案是C
不过我还是支持A
作者: meixu 时间: 2010-5-10 13:49
是A， 我PREP中做到
作者: GMAT保佑我 时间: 2010-10-9 19:38
哦也~~终于得到正解了！前辈们好强大！
作者: 逆水潜龙 时间: 2011-11-17 14:32
没那么复杂吧。for weeks 表示持续一段时间，用have been doing合理。而且还和AND前的has构成大平行。排掉BCE。
due to=caused by，前面要有be动词。because》because of>due to
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