According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
这道题D选项里的解释说 "recession must be followed by that"。 我觉得这里的"that"可以省略。因为"resession"做"that"引导的定语从句的宾语。 这一点也在OG11-54得到了验证。
OG11-54:
When Congress reconvenes, some newly elected members from rural states will try to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain farmers will be allowed to grow and to encourage more aggressive sales of United States farm products overseas.
按照OG11-45的解释,"that"不能省略,划线部分应该为:to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain that farmers will be allowed to grow and to encourage 但是正确答案却省略了这个"that"。
62. 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities