gwd 7-40 请教

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.

1. because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will
2. with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target
3. because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
4. due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target
5. due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will

  predict that will的形式在OG的正确选项里出现过的，为什么在A中不行呢？

是不是因为because of  和 due to的区别才选A的呀？请NN指点

自己顶

这道题的争议比较大

由人选C,有人选A，有人选D

我支持A

并由longman的例句支持：

Some scientists predict that the Earth's temperature will rise by as much as 5° over the next 20 years.

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选C的人

because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would有一个缺陷

从句一般现在时，主句时一般过去时，基本可以排除

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选D的人认为predict后面必须时虚拟，且省略了should

我觉的不正确，支持例句依然来自longman

predict (that)
Newspapers predicted that Davis would be re-elected.

predict whether/what/how etc
It is difficult to predict what the long-term effects of the accident will be.

可见也非那么的绝对

我觉的D加上will比较好

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另外due to/because of虽然都加名词

如果due to＝caused by，用caused by替换的话，D没办法替换的

所以我支持A，一定选A

我也觉得是A，

呵呵，谢谢解答，明白多了