885 sec2-12, sec3-4s 谢谢

merlion

12.    The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse to take calls from likely corporate raiders.
(A) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse
(B) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even
(C) a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse
(D) companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse
(E) that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even

answer is B。B是可以用排除法选出。 我的问题市B用的是虚拟吗？ 如果市， ADVISE要用虚拟吗？如果不是，句子结构如何分析？

4.    Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.
(A) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is
(B) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are
(C) should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are
(D) if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be
(E) if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is

answer is A. 后半句主语是什么？这是什么句式？

多谢指教。

gemj

4
后半句是倒装句，正常语序是：
Should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks is at stake.

gemj

12
是的, advise要用虚拟。

merlion

got it. thx