求助一道PREP语法题！

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Exceeding even the figures predicted by the most optimistic financial analysts, the automobile
company had earnings in the first quarter that more than doubled the previous quarter.
(A) company had earnings in the first quarter that more than doubled
(B) company earned more than double in the first quarter what they were in
(C) company had first quarter earnings that more than doubled those in
(D) company's earnings in the first quarter were more than double
(E) company's earnings in the first quarter were more than double those of
此题答案为E  我开始的时候也是选E，但是看到company's earnings in the first quarter were more than double those of 不对称，直接放弃了选E。 恳请NN解答。 还要个疑问，考试的时候是第一感觉重要呢还是什么重要？ 因为我发现自己往往第一感觉都是对的 改了的往往错掉

还是觉得in   of  根本不对称·····
介词不重要吗 还是比较对象对称了，相对来说介词就不重要了？