大全62的小问题,谢谢

aimcreate

1.                             After gradual declension down to about 39 hours in 1970, the workweek in the United States has steadily increased to the point that the average worker now puts in an estimated 164 extra hours of paid labor a year.

(A) After gradual declension down

(B) Following a gradual declension down

(C) After gradual declining down

(D) After gradually declining（D）


(E) Following gradually declining
本题我感觉to前面不能有down,排除A,B,C.但为什么选after而不是following呢,是因为后面是时间状语,所以前面要介词么??

ecsniffer

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jonathan1987

solved