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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

答案e 我错选了a  因为for week 让我以为是完成时。 但e这里和前面时态不一致，不是非常肯定，是e么？

up!

for 好像不是必须和完成时连用。觉得have been predicting怪怪的。

NN''s discussion is here

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=23&ID=43498&page=10

wo kao, C, it's much easy now, u must use would here, anyway still learned a lot from NN

I choose A. "predict" does not require subjunctive mood.

To be discussed...

When rates were raised in 1985, postal service officials predicted they would make further rate increases unnecessary for at least three years.

(A) they would make further rate increases unnecessary

(B) they would mean that further rate increases would not be needed

(C) that it would not be necessary for further rate increases

(D) that the increase would make further rate increases unnecessary（D）

(E) further rate increases will not be needed

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950’s and early 1960’s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.

(A) would gradually undermine it

(B) to be a gradual undermining of it

(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity

(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity（A）

(E) gradually undermining it

大全里找到的题，og里的全是一般时

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

1, I am not sure whether the tenses in these 2 clauses can be different. If yes, then the "continues" in C is OK.

2, Does the " analysts predicted " still falls in the scope of "Since February"? If not, then C is better.

Wanting advices or comments......