OG12-139

vivita

139. The company announced that its pro?ts declined
much less in the second quarter than analysts had
expected it to and its business will improve in the
second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would
improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its
business
(D) expected them to and its business would
improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its
business

答案B
请问这里would是根据过去将来时判断还是根据虚拟语气判断？
两种方法总是一致么？

vivita

顶一下

fdrandom

主句谓语动词announced是过去时，所以应该用would。这里是宾语从句，没有虚拟语气的。