5. With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation (E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
答案选D 可是我记得GMAT家规中有一条,A OF B的主语是A,那这里为什么用are compact
13. In spite of continuing national trends toward increased consumption of specialty foods, agronomists in the Midwest foresee a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples: feed corn and hard red wheat. (A) a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples (B) that a gradual reversion back will feature the raising of agricultural staples (C) a gradual reversion back to the raising of agricultural staples again (D) a gradual reversion to raise agricultural staples (E) a gradual reversion into the raising of agricultural staples