965, it指代不得不说的问题

Xandria

In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.

(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy

(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy

(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done

(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done（A）

(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy

A里面it指代什么啊? 是French was spoken within the family吗? 不是说GMAT里面不可以指代句子吗, 而且以前做的题目好像也没有这么用过的.

请指教, 谢谢.

想旅游的笨蛋

以下是引用Xandria在2005-9-12 10:35:00的发言：
In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been(spoken) among the Russian aristocracy

Xandria

? 楼上兄弟意思是指代spoken, 代词还可以指代分词?

三脚猫

是指代french.我想二楼那位想旅游的GG是明确句子的平行结构，从而让楼主更清楚的看出指代对象

Xandria

想旅游的GG

上午做的时候头昏了, 现在明白了, 谢谢楼上两位.