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1: Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was any previous election.
B: a greater proportion than any previous election
The correct answer offered is B.
同意
2: A certain regulation has done something but has not addressed either logging, which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn a vast proportion of forests …
E: logging, removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning a vast proportion of forests …
The correct answer offered is A, but why the alternative answer E is not right?
E选项把第一个插入与removing only selected trees删掉，either or的结构在surface fire就可以看作已经结束了，拿这个burning可以看作是主句谓语has的伴随动作或伴随结果，有歧义。A的定语从句没这个问题。
3: Since February, a shit organization has raised interest rate targeted (or targeting?) 5 times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, the analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in December.
C: because the economy continues strength, the analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
The correct answer offered is C. WHY?
这里是continue strong吧？我记得是的。再说because本来就比because of更适合表达复杂意思。麻烦查证一下。
4: The principle feature of the redesigned checks is a series of printed instructions that the company hopes will help merchants confirm a check’s authenticity, which include reminders to watch something, compare something-2, and view the watermark while holding the check to the light.
B: by including reminders for watching something, comparing something-2, and viewing
D: including reminders to watch something, compare something2, and view
Which one is better? B? or D? The big cow who prefer the alternative choice B argues that the “by including” modifies the verb “help”.
for doing 表目的不如to do，主语是feature，怎么说feature do sth by doing?再有by including会造成comparing, viewing与including平行的歧义。
5: While the rate of mainstream American business failing is more than half, the failure rate for business in a certain country hovers around 5%.
C: while more than half of mainstream American business fails
The correct answer offered is C.
状语从句，没有对平行的要求。C简洁。支持。
6: In 1994, a total of 4000 cars and trucks were produced in the LACE>USLACE>, but in 1998 almost twice the numbers of trucks alone came off the assembly lines.
D: That number of trucks alone
E: The number of trucks by themselves
Which one is the better?
D好，意思是光卡车就很多辆。E表达有问题。一种理解是一定数量的卡车自己（by themself）跑下了生产线。 | 
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发表于 2004-10-10 13:41:00
