另一道GWD20里的题，请NN 解惑

Q40:

Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November.

1. because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will
2. with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target
3. because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
4. due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target
5. due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will

我下载的版本里，答案是c，不明白，既然for weeks， 那么应该是用完成时态啊？

你最好搜索一下以前的帖子

这个题目有争论

一般过去时＋for weeks不是绝对错误