GWD 16 (TN24) Q31

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New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included a safer air bag, which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A.    inflated, and making
B.    inflated, so that it could make
C.    inflated and made
D.    inflated and make
E.    inflated to make
看了之前的一些讨论帖，关于这道题的正确答案没有定论（徘徊于D和E）。请牛牛指教，谢谢！

dragondragon

过了几天重新审视这道题，考虑应该选D，主要是从句子结构出发，and make与would appear结构上平行，而不是隶属于when引导的状语从句。