马上要考试了, 有几道语法题请教 :
4.
In 1981 children in the United States spent an average of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing household chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours a week.
A or B ? ANS: B
---------------------------------------------- A. chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours a week B. chores; by 1997 that figure had grown to nearly six hours a week C. chores, whereas nearly six hours a week were spent in 1997 D. chores, compared with a figure of nearly six hours a week in 1997 E. chores, that figure growing to nearly six hours a week in 1997
5. Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
A is wrong ? Mine A, ans D --------------------------------------------
a) that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed b) it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales c) it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales. d) to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores. e) having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.
6.
Unlike the body’s inflammatory response to cuts and sprains, with widespread swelling and stiffness immobilizing the injured area until it heals, the body’s response to sunburn is more localized and resulting in a distinct line dividing affected and unaffected areas of the skin.
Ans: D, Why D use past perfect? A’s tense is wrong or right? -------------------------------------------
A. with widespread swelling and stiffness immobilizing the injured area until it heals, the body’s response to sunburn is more localized and resulting B. where the injured area is immobilized with widespread swelling and stiffness until it has healed, sunburn generates a more localized response in the body, which results instead C. with the injured area immobilized by means of widespread swelling and stiffness until healing, sunburn generates a more localized response in the body, one resulting D. in which widespread swelling and stiffness immobilize the injured area until it has healed, the body’s more localized response to sunburn results E. in which widespread swelling and stiffness immobilize the injured area until healing, instead, the body’s more localized response to sunburn results
7.
By the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them disease- or pest-resistant, researchers have been able to increase the amount of protein in potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tobacco. Ans: C they refer clearly or not ?
---------------------------------- A. By the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them B. With the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, so that they are C. Employing the same techniques used to genetically enhance plants so that they are D. Employing the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, which makes them E. Employing the same techniques for genetically enhancing plants that make them
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