[求助]语法不好，有很多问题不解……GWD-23-Q23、 GWD26-Q20、 GWD26-Q23、37. GWD26-Q37

After several years of rapid growth, the healthy care company became one of the largest health care providers in the metropolitan area, while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to doctors and hospitals.

1. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to

2. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business and fell months behind in its payment to

3. but then it proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its paying

4. but then proving unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying

5. but then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying

答案说是选的E，我选的是C，but前不是有逗号吗？既然有了逗号，后面应该跟一个完整的句子啊！为什么会选的E呢？

2、GWD-26-Q17

Responding to the public’s fascination with-and sometimes
            undue alarm over-possible threats from asteroids, a scale
                developed by astronomers rates the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet may collide with Earth.

A.      a scale developed by astronomers rates the likelihood
            that a particular asteroid or comet may

B.      a scale that astronomers have developed rates how
            likely it is for a particular asteroid or comet to

C.      astronomers have developed a scale to rate how likely
            a particular asteroid or comet will be to

D.     astronomers have developed a scale for rating the
            likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet will

E.   astronomers have developed a scale that rates the
            likelihood of a particular asteroid or comet that may

请问C选项的will be to怎么理解？

3、GWD26-Q20

In 1981 children in the United States spent an average
            of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing
            household chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours a week.

A.      chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours
            a week

B.      chores; by 1997 that figure had grown to nearly
            six hours a week

C.      chores, whereas nearly six hours a week were
            spent in 1997

D.     chores, compared with a figure of nearly six hours a week in 1997

E.   chores, that figure growing to nearly six hours a week in 1997

答案给的是B，可是我觉得B的时态就明显错了啊……我选的是C。我觉得the figure没有明确的指示，而且C的话结构比较平行

4、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

我第一眼就排除了B、C、D、E……因为没有that……答案给的是C，why?

第一题如果选C, it指代不清楚了，就近指代metropolitan area，而用proving就指前面一整句话了。

第三题平行结构的话，In 1981 children ...后面加上被动就不妥当啦。。。在a和b中间选择，a的they有歧义的，可以指 chores，因此排除。

第四题that可以省略，b和c中间选择，b的which指代有问题排除。

呵呵，偶自己的一点想法

第一题，第二个句子的主语和第一个句子的主语相同时，用but连接，可以省略主语。。另外c选项里面有个its doing sth 这个在gmat中是比较不被倾向的。

第二题， will be to。。。前面有个likely  be likely to do sth

第三题， c 选项were spent。。没有说明具体时间是做什么的，这个有歧义的。另外又是被动。。不被倾向。

         b选项..the figure 是有明显指向的，为了防止指代不明的方法之一，就是用一个名词来表示前面的一个概念。这个白勇的语法书上有的。。本句中就是指代做家务的时间。

第四题，宾语从句的that一般不会省略，尤其是在suggest，indicate，等词语后面，但是that的判定并不是很强，不能把它作为很强的判定标准，在这种有四个选项都将其省略的题目中，很有可能that就是可以省略的。a选项的，被动态不适合。b的 时态不对  announced it is 错。c选项 to be closing。。别捏。e比较乱。  c选项 主动态，是company close stores 然后时态也正确，because of 后面加的是简单的名词，正确。

一点鄙见。。希望对你有帮助。

第四题为什么A选项被动语态不是很好呢  不会就因为这个A就不对？

GWD-23-Q23："既然有了逗号，后面应该跟一个完整的句子啊！"

点评：千万不要用这个规则来做题，不靠谱。标点符号的用法并没有你想象中的那么严格。C中的it和its都是多余的。

GWD-26-Q17

同意 be likely to do

GWD26-Q20

B的时态“明显”错了？by 1997 中这个by要用完成时态；1997是个过去的时间，要用过去时态；综合考虑，所以要用“过去完成时态”。

从你选C的理由可以看出你的基础的确不好。前半句的主语是children，后半句的主语变成six hours，这是严重的逻辑不对称啊。

同学，敢问你的OG看过几遍？恕我直言，你现在的状况还不适合来做GWD。

应该听说过“从句主语优先指代主句主语”吧。they指代sales，逻辑意思错。

另外，当有明确的动作发出者时，用被动语态几乎（不敢说绝对）都是错的。

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