XDF旧题18-18，谢

wikeypig

18.    Despite its attractiveness, investing abroad can still pose big risks, ranging from the potential for political instability in some countries to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others.
(A) to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others
(B) to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and in others a serious lack of information about investments
(C) and the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others
(D) and the shortage of regulations to protect investors to a serious lack of information about investments in others
(E) to the shortage of regulations to protect investors in others and a serious lack of information about investments
answer: a  ,E中 “ in others” 的位置有什么不妥？谢谢

wikeypig

换句话，E为什么不对。

turtlechen

Others 作代词。从句意推测指其它许多国家。
E : to protect investors in others : 保护其它国家的投资人，不合逻辑。应该是要保护自己的。
A：a serious lack of information about investments in others ： 欠缺在其它国家投资的信息，合理。