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1.        Some analysts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady inflation rate of four to five percent, businesses found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking strong public reaction.

(A) found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking

(B) found that they were capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke

(C) find that they are capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke

(D) are finding that they can raise prices by this amount without provoking（D）

(E) are finding that they can raise prices according to this amount and will not thereby provoke

are finding 这种时态可以吗？

这道题在考时态,而且D比E表答的好.

同问，学了这么多年英语，看了这么多电影电视剧，没见过are finding的用法的 ……

那是因为教条的英文教育,很多例子啊,要体会其中的含义:

不是考时态，偶觉得是句子结构的问题：

analysts point that because people are becoming…,businesses are finding that…