求GWD26-Q23

23. GWD26-Q23

Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns
        the Record
                Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains,
        announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.

A.      that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores
        are poor, they will be closed.

B.       it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which
        accounted for its poor sales

C.      it was closing up to one fourth of its stores
        because of poor sales.

D.      to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores.

E.       having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.

答案为C, announce后边接宾语从句省略that也可以吗?

首先，大部分情况下，有that比没that强，但不绝对！（我把这个规则放在了宝刀系列，也就是次于第一档）

其次，C比A简洁，A的since后用了两个of，而且they可能指代sales，也可能指代its stores

恩，高见

读下来C的感觉很简单很好，符合gmat考试的目的。

另外，a c 中的they和its都会引起歧义。d中使用了被动语态，逻辑不符。e太复杂，恶心。

D 中的 to be doing 看起来太奇怪了，直接说 to close 不是更好

A 除了THEY可能导致的指代不清还有其他问题吗?

哦,好象确实如此

谢谢MM