14. A is best. if the deal were是虚拟,必须用were,而不是was.
B. was错
C. by them中的them有点指代不清,如2楼所述是investors,还是one of the potential investors 和First Interstate Bank
另外最主要的:if the deal were从意思上看只是修饰penalties,而不是be signed, 所以这里用虚拟be signed似乎有问题。
D.was错,are错。
E.are错。
C. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
同意这个对A的解释 另外C不对 不在于them的问题 个人认为them指代investors没有什么不妥的 应该是with的用法改变了句子的意思 原句中that includes a provision.........是做agreement的定语 而在C中with a provsion..........却有作状语修饰be signed的歧义
C. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were