【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day16

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Day16
1.(249)In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
A.as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in
B.as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
C.as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
D.like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are  
E.like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in



As+clause like+noun, eliminate d&e

Women is plural so eliminate b

which can’t refer humans so eliminate a

answer: c

2.(250)Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself.
A.more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B.more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C.that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D.that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than      
E.that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is



determine + whether so eliminate d&e&a

whether or not is redundant so eliminate b

answer: c



3.(251)Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
A.Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
B.Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election has estimated that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted.
C.Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted in the 2000 United States presidential election, a new study estimates.
D.A new study has cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places in estimating that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast had not been counted in the 2000 United States presidential election.        
E.A new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, has estimated 4 million to 6 million votes had not been counted of the 100 million votes cast.


Election didn’t estimate so eliminate a

C citing modifies 4m to 6m votes so eliminate c

D is overall redundantly structured and doesn’t make sense

E had not been is incorrect tense

Answer: b


4.(252)Although producer prices rose at an unexpectedly steep rate in September, analysts said that the increase resulted mostly from temporary factors and not necessarily foreshadowing that there would be a resurgence of inflation.
A.factors and not necessarily foreshadowing that there would be
B.factors and not necessarily that it foreshadowed
C.factors and did not necessarily foreshadow
D.factors, while not necessarily a foreshadowing of      
E.factors, while it did not necessarily foreshadow that there would be


A B D are fractions  

E is too wordy

Answer: C


5.(253)A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx's Das Kapital is to socialism.
A.Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what
B.Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism like
C.Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism just as
D.Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to   
E.Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what



a leading figure refers to Adam Smith so eliminate ABC

two books are not parallel to Marx’s Das so eliminate D

Answer: E

6.(254)Section 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act enables the United States Trade Representative to single out a country as an unfair trader, begin trade negotiations with that country, and, if the negotiations do not conclude by the United States government's being satisfied, to impose sanctions.
A.by the United States government's being satisfied, to impose
B.by the United States government's satisfaction, impose
C.with the United States government's being satisfied, imposing
D.to the United States government's satisfaction, impose      
E.to the United States government's satisfaction, imposing



Parallel verbs so eliminate A C E

Wrong idiom using by, so eliminate B

Answer: D

7.(255)Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
A.Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
B.An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
C.An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.
D.Executives’ being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.      
E.Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
A has a lot of ambiguities  

C can’t use it to indicate an executive

D makes them indicates nothing

E is not a completed sentence  

Answer: B


8.(256)Scientists have dated sharp-edged flakes of stone found in the fine-grained sediments of a dry riverbed in the Afar region of Ethiopia to between 2.52 and 2.60 million years ago, pushing back by more than 150,000 years the earliest date when it is known that humans made stone tools.
A.when it is known that humans made
B.at which it is known that humans had made
C.at which humans are known to have made
D.that humans are known to be making       
E.of humans who were known to make



The subject is the date so we should use at which  

It is known that humans had made doesn’t have a past tense so had made is not appropriate

Answer: C



9.(257)Though subject to the same wild-animal control efforts that killed off almost all the wolves in North America over the past century, the coyote's amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans has enabled it to expand its range into Alaska and Central America.
A.coyote's amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans has enabled it to expand its
B.coyote, because of its amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans, have been able to expand their
C.coyote, because of its amazing ability to adapt to the presence of humans, has been able to expand its
D.amazing ability of the coyote to adapt to the presence of humans have enabled it to expand the   
E.amazing ability of the coyote to adapt to the presence of humans has enabled it to expand the


It indicates the ability, so the meaning is wrong. Eliminate A, D and E

Coyote is singular so eliminate B

Answer: C


10.(258)In an attempt to produce premium oysters, a firm in Scotland has developed a prototype of a submersible oyster farm, sitting below the surface of the ocean, and it provides ideal conditions for the mollusks' growth.  
A.farm, sitting below the surface of the ocean, and it provides
B.farm, sitting below the surface of the ocean for providing
C.farm that sits below the surface of the ocean and providing
D.farm that sits below the surface of the ocean and provides       
E.farm that is sitting below the surface of the ocean and it provides



Answer: D

Parallel structure