讨论一道语法题

The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twenty years, revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at seances, and signs from heaven.

(A)

(B) that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as

(C) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and

(D) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public as well as

(E) this most bland and circumspect of men to have been a mystic and that he guided himself both in public as well as

白勇语法书中30页所给答案是A， 我觉得应该是C，mystic怎么能被guide.

Once the ceonomic and social usefulness of the motor car was demonstrated and with its superiority to the horse being proved, much of the early hostility to it in rural regions disappeared.

(A)

(B) and its superiority over the horse had been

(C) and its superiority to the horse

(D) its superiority over the horse

(E) with its superiority to the horse having been

白勇语法书中128page给的答案是B，但我觉得应该是C， C省略了WAS。而B的两个并列句时态不同。

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    Once the economic and social usefulness of the motor car was demonstrated and with its superiority to the horse being proved, much of the early hostility to it in rural regions disappeared.

(A) and with its superiority to the horse being

(B) and its superiority over the horse had been

(C) and its superiority to the horse

(D) its superiority over the horse（C）

(E) with its superiority to the horse having been

大全552，答案是C,白勇的答案错了。

    Once the economic and social usefulness of the motor car was demonstrated and with its superiority to the horse being proved, much of the early hostility to it in rural regions disappeared.

(A) and with its superiority to the horse being

(B) and its superiority over the horse had been

(C) and its superiority to the horse

(D) its superiority over the horse（C）

(E) with its superiority to the horse having been

大全552，答案是C,白勇的答案错了。

 The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twenty years, revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at séances, and signs from heaven.

(A) that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and

(B) that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as

(C) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and

(D) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public as well as（A）

(E) this most bland and circumspect of men to have been a mystic and that he guided himself both in public as well as

大全746，答案是A

我的理解，mystic指的是这个人，guided by..

宾语从句的连词that不能省略，C选项缺连词that，所以错。