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792. The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse to take calls from likely corporate raiders.
(A) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse
(B) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even
(C) a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse
(D) companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse（B）
(E) that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even
Choice A is awkward and poorly phrased: these has no plural noun to which it can refer, and even should be placed immediately before to take calls, the phrase it modifies. Choice B is best. In C, the plural they does not agree with the singular company, even is misplaced, and advise…that…they should is unidiomatic. D has the plural companies but retains the other flaws of C. In E, who in place of that is an inappropriate pronoun for company, these does not agree with the singular offer, and is the refusal should be be to refuse. This question is difficult.
从此题的答案解释看来，advise这个动词的用法是：advise +that 从句，从句必须用不带should的虚拟语气。可是我看牛津及其他字典的用法，advise+(n.)+that clause 不一定要用虚拟啊？难道这又是GMAT的规定吗？
我没有美语的语法字典，不知道美语是否advise 从句后都用虚拟？哪位XDJM能帮忙看看！
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