1. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gouldhas argued that many biological traits are not the products of natural selection,favored due to their enhancement of reproduction or survival, but that theyare simply random by-products of other evolutionary developments. (A) due to their enhancement ofreproduction or survival, but that they are (B) due to the reproduction orsurvival they enhance, but they are (C) because they enhancereproduction or survival, but (D) because they enhancereproduction or survival, but are (E) because of enhancingreproduction or survival, but are 为什么不选C要选D啊？！难道不是are not...but...吗？！
2. The cottontail rabbit population inOrange County, California, has increased unchecked in recent years as aresult of the removal of the native fox population and the clearing ofsurrounding woodlands. (A) years as a result of the removal of (B) years as a result of removing (C) years, resulting from theremoving of (D) years, which is a result ofremoving (E) years, which is a result of theremoval of 为什么不能选C啊？！难道说因为removal是remove的名词形式就一定要用它吗？！Manhattan里面有说到concrete noun和action noun不能平行啊！！这里removal是concrete noun，clearing是action noun，这两个是不能平行的啊！！所以楼主觉得选A是不可以的呢！！！ >.<想问一句：PREP的答案都是GMAT的官方正确答案吗，有些题总感觉怪怪的。。
3． Simply because they are genetically engineered doesnot make it any more likely for plants to become an invasive or persistentweed, according to a decade-long study published in the journal Nature. (A) because they are geneticallyengineered does not make it any more likely for plants to (B) because it is genetically engineered does not make aplant any more likely to (C) being genetically engineereddoes not make it any more likely that plants will (D) being genetically engineereddoes not make a plant any more likely to (E) being genetically engineereddoes not make a plant any more likely that it will become 正确选D，为什么不能选B？PREP解释说原因状语从句没有主语——it不就是主语吗？？
4. A study on couples' retirement transitions found that women who took newjobs after retiring from their primary careers reported high maritalsatisfaction, more than when retiring completely.(A) more than when retiring (B) more than if they were to retire (C) more so than those who retired (D) which was more so than thoseretiring (E) which was more than if they had retired B和E为什么不对？答案是C——这个so不是多余吗？？
5. India, like Italy and China, has no single dominant cuisine: Indian food comprises many different stylesof cooking, with each a product of their regional influences, from thefiery vegetarian dishes of the south to the Portuguese-influenced Goan cookingof the west, to the more familiar Mogul food of the north. (A) with each a product of their (B) with each as a product of its (C) each products of their (D) each a product of (E) each products of 这道题做是做对了，但PREP笔记的解释我不明白啊——each a product of regional influences怎么是独立主格？这不应该是同位语吗？独立主格至少有个逻辑主语吧：doing啊being啊之类的……
6. In addition to her work on the Miocene hominid fossil record, MaryLeakey contributed to archaeology through her discovery of the earliest directevidence of hominid activity and through her painstaking documentation ofEast African cave paintings. (A) Mary Leakey contributed toarchaeology through her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and through her painstaking documentation of (B) Mary Leakey contributed toarchaeology by her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and painstakingly documenting (C) Mary Leakey was a contributorto archaeology by discovering the earliest direct evidence of hominid activityand with her painstaking documentation of (D) Mary Leakey's contributions toarchaeology include her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and painstakingly documenting (E) Mary Leakey's contributions toarchaeology include her discovering the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and painstaking documentation of 选A
In addition to her work on theMiocene hominid fossil record, Mary Leakey contributed to archaeology withher discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominid activity andpainstakingly documenting East African cave paintings. (A) Leakey contributed toarchaeology with her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and painstakingly documenting (B) Leakey contributed toarchaeology by her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and by painstakingly documenting (C) Leakey was a contributor toarchaeology with her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and with her painstaking documentation of (D) Leakey's contributions toarchaeology include her discovery of the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and her painstaking documentation of (E) Leakey's contributions toarchaeology include discovering the earliest direct evidence of hominidactivity and painstaking documentation of
选D这两道题有什么区别？！in addition to后面的东西不应该要和主语对等的吗？！上面一题选A我想不通！
7. Industrialization and modern methods of insect control have improved thestandard of living around the globe while at the same time they haveintroduced some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having gonevirtually unregulated since they were developed more than 50 years ago. (A) while at the same time theyhave introduced some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having (B) while at the same timeintroducing some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants that have (C) while they have introduced some100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants at the same time, and have (D) but introducing some 100,000 dangerous chemicalpollutants at the same time that have (E) but at the same time introducesome 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having 答案选B，解析里说不能选D是因为原句没有转折之意，所以不能用but——但我怎么觉得前面讲industrialization and…..的好，后面讲它带来的负面效应——这还不转折？！为什么不能用but？！
8.As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years anda board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings andreviewed more than 700 rezoning applications. (A) As the former (B) The former (C) Former (D) She was (E) As the 解析说选A不符合逻辑，但我觉得它没讲清啊，到底为什么…… | 
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