请大侠出手解决语法一道（GWD7-Q32）

请大侠出手帮忙解决以下问题：

GWD7-Q32:

A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

A.      claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

B.       claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

C.      claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

D.      claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

E.       claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

问：1.答案A中as weak as后面是省略什么了吗？但其省略并不是主语相同的省略噢，不懂，求解？

2.D中的as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts的as weak as后面不是正好省略了与主句前面的相同的内容吗？为什么不对了？

thank you in advance!

D answer is lack of Verb in the whole sentence.

--Rule out D & E ( no verb in the whole sentence)

--Rule out B ( Suggests should be Suggest)

-Rule out C ( because of Passive)

这个比较是句子的比较。补完后再看：

the economy might not be as weak 和 some analysts previously thought the economy weak

C项主谓一致问题，economy对应has

我认为是省略了（it would be）

NYtimes 原文如此 （ETS就是个无耻的盗版机构）

But a report showing a surge in new-home sales in May, and a separate report showing a drop in weekly unemployment claims, indicated yesterday that the economy might not be as weak as previously thought.

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