A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.
54、A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.
the tense. The gerund is inappropriate here. The verb in the earlier part of the comparison is "ate", that is in the past tense, therefore, you should look for an answer choice that has the verb also in the past tense.