GWD 31-30

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30: The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

A: The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

B: It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

C: By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry’s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

D: To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

E: The United States petroleum industry’s cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

key:B

my answer:C

lunabird

My choice: C

shellsnow

顶，请教nn.我选的是b

c 中主要是is projected at awkward.好像cost从来不用这个词来解释。。

lymmba

A is the best

"industry’s cost to meet..." in A is idiomatic;  "industry of meeting" in B and C is awkward, hereby both these 2 options can be eliminated.

running

我想is projected at 应该不这么说，因该改成is projected to (be) ten...

the cost to do sth.

the cost of sth.

Maggie_Ru

我解这道题目的时候~~~认为

by the end of the decade 似乎应该是将来时的一个标志

于是就直接选了B

不知道这样做是不是有点歪打正着咧?~~~

jaredyu

支持C

A: The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.时间状语修饰有歧义

B: It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.笨拙

C: By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry’s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.清楚

D: To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. 时间状语修饰有歧义

E: The United States petroleum industry’s cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum. 还是时间状语的问题

richland

I will take B.

在这个题中， by the end of the decade 可以用来修饰2个概念，cost or price.As we know, the cost won't change so much, but rather the price are changing all the time, so I think that the time ( by the end of the decade ) will be used to modify price. It means the cost will be 10% of the price by the end of the decade.

jocelyn_z2002

choice B: cost to sb. of doing sth.
never heard

gonghao

By the end of the decade是时态标志：将来时

C：is projected不符

另外C强调了时间，到了什么时候。。。。。

题目的中心时价钱的比较，有点改变句子重心的感觉

但是说句实话，C很容易被选的，的确比较清楚，就是时态不过关

包括：A,C,E

B：It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost
            to the United States petroleum industry（可以放到后面去）
            of meeting environmental regulations
            will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

形式主语结构，不错的啊