新题一套（22题）-02

新题一套（22题）

2.     Consumer confidence levels, which many economists consider an early indication of the economy’s direction, sagged as the stock market tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving a clear picture of new spending patterns.

(A) tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving

(B) tumbled, but not dramatically enough to give

(C) tumbled, and not so dramatically as to have given

(D) has tumbled, and not dramatically enough to give

(E) has tumbled, but not so dramatically as to give   

Answer: B

1. read the sentence, "but" is necessary to express the turning point. so, C & D are out.

2. "sagged" is past tense, "has tumbled" present tense, they do not match. E is out.

3. Enough to do is the proper term, A is out.

That leaves B.

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