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1.        Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.

(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of

(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival

(C) makes his letters a group rivaling

(D) make his letters as a group the rival of（D）

(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of

这题目不是考察句子的并列结构吗?   would have
                made him a great anthropologist and that make his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time. 这里为什么时态变了, 而且加了个as a group, 如果说make his letters the rival of .....不是更清楚吗? 再有, 谁能给讲讲rival的用法, 偶不小心就错, 5555. 非常感谢!!!!

makes his [letters (as a group)] the rival of the best novels of the time.

letters as a group 可以看成一个整体

rivaling这个用法不大好，原句是表示成为对手，而不是表示有一直竞争的含义。

我个人意见。