PREP-1-159 以及2-17 关于逻辑意思

159.    (33521-!-item-!-188;#058&006923)

As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.

(A) As the former

(B) The former

(C) Former

(D) She was

(E) As the

选E，A为什么不对呢？？我觉得从逻辑意思上应该是上一任的chair啊因为后面都是过去时……

还有一道：PREP-2-17

17.
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The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to pursue what they had not previously considered possible--better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws.

(A) what they had not previously considered possible--better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as

(B) what they had not previously considered a possibility--better control, if not eradication, of such infections like

(C) something they had not previously considered possible-better control, if not eradication, of such infections as

(D) something not considered a previous possibility--better control and perhaps eradication, of other infections such as

(E) the possibility of what they had not previously considered--better control and possibly eradication of infections like

笔记上说A选项the other 之前没有one与之搭配，可是如果不加 other，意思就变了，那些病就包括smallpox，这算不算不合逻辑？

我觉得2-17的A是那个the other的the错了

第17题选C