GWD 10-24

For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

D. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained

E. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

Key: E,

D 错在哪里？

首先economics应该用复数，因为是几个国家的经济。

原文为两个比较，economy和unemployment rate，所以用and连接比较好，用with将第二部分变成付属结构，改变原文逻辑意思。

用economics逻辑上会不会产生歧义，变成Dutch economy和Britain, France, and Germany的economy的总和进行比较？另外unemployment rate和未划线的that of the other three countries可否表明economy应为单数？如果复数，此处应用those，请指正。

另外，原文本身就是用with呀？

Q24:

For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

A. Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained

B. have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining

C. have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

D. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained

E. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

楼主的E多了一个that。

一般ETS的逗号后面的with接独立主格，而不是一个名词短语。 未划线的that应该是指the unemployment rate 。economies更好，因为如果可以用economy，那么就应该用that替代，而不是重复名词。

先把题目贴全的说！同GWD-11-1

For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

1. Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
2. have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
3. have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
4. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
5. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

其实ETS这里考的是用that还是用名词本身。首先，无论用单数或复数，我觉得都是可以的。但是如果用单数就要用替代词that，也就是说如果一定要用economy的单数，那么就应该用that替代。E用了unemployment rate的单数，用的是that来替代，而不是unemployment rate本身。

those是不能用的，因为第一个economy是单数。

单数或复数，本身应是一个快速解题的途径，这里好象不灵光。另外碰到的一道，请大家综合讨论......

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