prep 1-132

yukiwang

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A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

 

(A) that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times

(B) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times

(C) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

(D) CEO's who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

(E) CEO's now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

in the PREP 破解版，the answer is C.

but there is a exactlly same question in GWD.but the answer is (B).

which one is the right answer??

ranning

C is the correct answer

B中, a ratio不能跳跃修饰吧，也不能归纳前面整个句子 ratio 后的compare应该用被动

[此贴子已经被作者于2007-9-21 7:51:13编辑过]

guozili

(C) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

1.C里的their指代不清吧，可能指代CEO'S,也可能指代workers

2.as compared to的as的用法似乎有问题吧？OG和大全里从来没有这么用as的

个人还是觉得B比较清晰.