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gmatziyu

Q30:
Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed.

1. remaining this way whether or not
   
2. remaining like that even as
   
3. remaining as such whether or not
   
4. remains in this way although
   
5. remains thus even when
   

Answer: ｄ
请问这题为什么不选ｅ呢？谢谢

jinghe

E答案中的thus 改变了句意.

fiaoyaya

这道题目应该选E，用Although改变了句子的意思

bigbigtongue

应该选E，但如果是remains thus even if可能更好些。。。