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慕渊

GWD7-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.

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
答案C，我选了A。但是for weeks 不是应该搭配完成时吗？而且C也无法体现进行时的感觉……
GWD-8-Q41:

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.


A.there are less than one-quarter that many

B.there are fewer than one-quarter as many

C.there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount

D.the number is less than one-quarter the amount

E.it is less than one-quarter of that amount

此题正解是啥？不同地方做到这个题，答案不一样……我选了D。

GWD-10-Q3

For protection from the summer sun, the Mojave lived in open-sided, flat-topped dwellings known as shades, each a roof of poles and arrowweed supported by posts set in a rectangle.

A.each a roof of poles and arrowweed

B.each a roof of poles and arrowweed that are being

C.with each being a roof of poles and arrowweed

D.with roofs of poles and arrowweed to be

E.with roofs of poles and arrowweed that are

答案A，我选了E。觉得A里面roof变成dwelling的同位语了，虽然我知道E啰嗦了……

sendoh_314

because of 基本不会正确
第二题个人认为选D
第三题的E明显不正确
and 连接的成分不并列