gwd-5-40

GWD7-Q40:---can D?---answer wrong?---A?

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.

A.      because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will

B.       with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target

C.      because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would

D.      due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target

E.       due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will

Why is C? C---the tense is totally not clear!

And FOR WEEKS indicate we should use have been predicting not just predicted!

What’s wrong with A?

无生命抽象概念的所有格用of

the strength of economy

predict作为瞬间动词 并非一个持续的动作 不能用进行时