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14.   A discussion of our nation’s foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being an independent Western Europe which now thinks of itself in trans-nationalist terms.

(A) A discussion of our nation’s foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being

(B) Beginning any discussion of our nation’s foreign policy must be the fact of there being

(C) Any discussion of our nation’s foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is

(D) Any discussion of our nation’s foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of（D）

(E) To begin discussing our nation’s foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that

我选C

15.   A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered, is not only a natural sweetener but also prevents tooth decay.

(A) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered

(B) A substance, which was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose,

(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50 times sweeter than sucrose,

(D) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose , which was recently discovered,（B）

(E) A recently discovered substance, 50 times sweeter than sucrose from the licorice plant,

我选C

16.   A private house in New York City is a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space.

(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space

(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space

(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals

(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals（E）

(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space

我选C

18.   Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.

(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged

(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged

(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged

(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’（E）

(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged

我选A

注：我因为要请教携隐MM几个语法问题，所以在这里开了一个贴，不知道是不是违反了语法区的规定？若是有的话，请斑竹多多海涵。

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第14题乍一看我也选C，

这题考的是句子的意思。begin with the fact that。。。表示什么意思呢？必须以这样的事实开始，这个事实是，有一个独立的西欧。C的意思是独立的西欧的存在已经是一个事实了，无论其discuss是否begin with这个，西欧的存在都是一个事实了，改变了作者想表达的意图，作者是想说，任何外交政策都必须在承认独立西欧的存在的前提下开始。在这里，独立西欧的存在是一个需要承认的事情，而不是已经存在的事实。

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第15题

本题考的是每一个修饰成份都要清晰的指向其逻辑修饰对象。from the licorice plant要修饰substance，recently discovered也要修饰substance，B做到了这一点。而你选的C：

(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50 times sweeter than sucrose,

其discovered to be。。。使得recently discovered修饰50 times sweeter了。作者原来想说最新发现了一种物质，这种物质比。。。更甜。C却变成了：有一种物质（不知道是不是最近发现的），这种物质最近被发现比。。。甜。

miaoyin_tx

明白了，谢谢。by doing sth的by 是指通过什么方式，对不对？

miaoyin_tx

15题，答案B 中这三个修饰句之间只是用逗号分开(was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose,)，也没有连接词，感觉很怪

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第16题，C的no commercial space跟前面的成份必须有一个连词如and连接，这样才知道no。。。是with的第二个成份。像C这样，no。。。变得前不着村后不着店了。

第18题考时态。ETS解释里说，如果是在过去时间里已经完成的动作，就用一般过去时；如果是从过去某个时点开始延续到现在的动作，就用现在完成时。本题中，declined是上半年6个月完成了的动作，上半年6个月的时间段开始于过去结束于过去，是一段已经过去的时间，在过去时间里已经完成的动作要用一般过去时。而后半句中的“接下来的3个月”，开始于过去，一直延续到现在（我们可以从作者的描述中推断接下来的3个月正好延续到现在，否则作者会说until。。。或其他什么的），因此用现在完成时。

其实18题比较容易肯定的是前面的一般过去时，后面的完成时很难决定的，因为原句并没有肯定给出一直延续到现在的提示。但是你可以用排除法将其他选项都排除，首先A的第一个动作用完成时不对，可以排除，其次BC的第二个动作用了一般现在时不对也可以排除（起始于过去的动作，要不用过去时要不用完成时，不可能用一般现在时的），最后D的unchanging错，排除。答案就是E。

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以下是引用miaoyin_tx在2004-8-21 12:32:00的发言：
15题，答案B 中这三个修饰句之间只是用逗号分开(was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose,)，也没有连接词，感觉很怪

B虽然赶紧怪怪的，但从句子结构上看是完全正确而且修饰非常清晰的。它用which从句修饰了subtance，说明是这种物质最近被发现（把which从句放在from。。。前是为了避免使which从句产生修饰plant的歧义），你可以把which从句省略不看来读句子，就很通顺了。

哈鲁加奈

这个顶起来。。。