"it is ADJ ..."结构 求解答！

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OG18-774
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
A. Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

E. Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear. ✅

RON对A中makes it likely to...这个用法的解释是

if you use the "it is ADJ..." construction, and the verb has a <specific subject>, you MUST include that subject in the construction. <it is likely that the executive will miss…>

OG18-762
A mutual fund having billions of dollars in assets will typically invest that money in hundreds of companies, rarely holding more than one percent of the shares of any particular corporation.
A companies, rarely holding more than one percent  ✅
B companies, and it is rare to hold at least one percent or more
B中也有这个结构，除了at least or more那个错误，这里没有subject应该也是一个错误？

Prep08-1-184
Japan's abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperatures throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.

C. have made it possible to raise 
✅
D. have made it possible for raising
这里为什么又可以用这个结构呢？是因为没有specific subject吗？如何判断subject是否specific呢？

Prep08-1-180
Noting that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short-term interest rate again last month, analysts said that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit
A rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit
B rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive
 ✅
A选项除去主谓一致的错误以外，这个结构使用是否正确呢？

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Inertiae

It is likely that the executive will miss blah blah里的it是形式主语。比方说你也可以这么写The fact that the executive will miss blah blah is likely和上一句话意思是一样的。你想清楚这个就好了。