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Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve metropolitan Boston.

Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve

Concerns about public health have led to the construction of three separate sewer systems

between 1876 and 1904 to serve

Concerns about public health have led between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three

separate sewer systems for serving

There were concerns about public health leading to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of

three separate sewer systems serving

There were concerns leading between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer

systems for serving

B中between 1876 and 1904放后面有可能修饰lead to. 语义变成了“在这个时候导致了” B语义上有误解

AB 不要考虑语法常识

Construction 后直接说时间 一定修饰construction B 不知道 between 那个时间修饰的是哪个

Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) was unprecedented in its firsthand accounts of the indignities suffered by women and because it was eloquent and passionate in exposing and criticizing these indignities.

and because it was eloquent and passionate in exposing and criticizing

and in that it was eloquent and passionate when exposing and criticizing

as well as the eloquence and passion it had in exposing and criticizing

and in the eloquence and passion with which it exposed and criticized

but also its eloquent and passionate exposure and criticism of

A,B 语义上完全没有并列关系

E but also 而且，但是也语义上有歧义 D 对应上更好 D>C

CD 加上in比不加好 如果两选项语义一样，一定选那没省略的 so D>C

GMAT 06

To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.

have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic

have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical

would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical

would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic

would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic

Would have to > have to Have to 不得不

加上would （将会）, 为了…这帮人为了什么不得不

如果从头到尾动词发起者没有明显变化，不加代词比较好 如they do 和 they, they do 更好，因为是do 在比较

GMAT 07

Until a few centuries ago, any large bones discovered in the fields or caves of Europe, now known to be large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed to be the remains of giants and were often displayed as curiosities in castles, palaces, town halls, churches, and monasteries.

now known to be large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed to be

presently known as from large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed as

bones now known to be those of large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed to be

bones known at present as of large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed as those of

currently known as those of large prehistoric animals, were usually assumed to be those of

B.C 区别 逗号后面是分词，如B不知道known修饰什么需要琢磨，加入bones歧义消失 C>A 因为骨头，所以用those of 后面不用those, 因为语义多余了

The principal feature of the redesigned checks is a series of printed instructions that the company hopes will help merchants confirm a check's authenticity, which includes reminders to watch the endorsement, compare signatures, and view the watermark while holding the check to the light.

which includes reminders to watch the endorsement, compare signatures, and view

which include reminders for watching the endorsement, to compare signatures and view

by including reminders for watching the endorsement, comparing signatures, and viewing

including reminders to watch the endorsement, comparing signatures and viewing

including reminders to watch the endorsement, compare signatures, and view

Instructionsinclude

GMAT 08

In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life. (A)

in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take

where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take

whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking

in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking

whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

A>B: since B 的 having 需要琢磨, 不知道是人有power还是 前面那个有 如短语和从句想修饰同一东西，短语不能放后面 Who dwelt 和 who had the power 并列

A new hair-growing drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient. (C)

as

than

that

of what

at which

At which 不知指什么，所以E不好

逗号+at which 需要琢磨which 指的是什么东西 A: as “就像”的意思

D: what 是价格，可是charge 也是价格，价格的价格错误的说法 what指的是price price of price

E: at which 变成了价格的价格，所以不对 Than 后面不跟句子

Charge a price 不对？？？？ Over 75 percent of the energy produced in France derives from nuclear power, while in Germany it is just over 33 percent.

while in Germany it is just over 33 percent

compared to Germany, which uses just over 33 percent

whereas nuclear power accounts for just over 33 percent of the energy produced in Germany

whereas just over 33 percent of the energy comes from nuclear power in Germany

compared with the energy from nuclear power in Germany, where it is just over 33 percent

GMAT09:

In 1994 the white house named Dr RuthR. Faden chairperson of the federal advisory committee of experts they assigned to do a report on the history and ethics of the government's radiation experiments on humans in the 1950's and 1960's .

they assigned to do

to be assigned doing

that was being assigned doing

assigned for doing

it assigned to do

B 语义混乱，已经分配了，而不是将要被分配 D>E since D is more clear

As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.

As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing

As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act

of stinging causes

The honeybee's stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the

act of stinging causes

The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of

stinging causing

The honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act

of stinging causes

CE 强调意思重心不一样，应该”导致结果”更重要 ,+介词短语 不知道修饰哪个

CD: D 有个and: result 前后连接不够，所以选择C

GMAT 10:

Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience. (C)

Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is

Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but

which is

Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the

telephone; instead, it has become

Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone,

which has become

Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation,

other than what it is

画线外说是一种工具，所以画线里面也应该是一种工具 所以排除ABE D中 which 不知道说谁

Antarctica receives more solar radiation than does any other place on Earth, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels of the oceans would rise 250 feet and engulf most of the world's great cities. （B）

is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

reflective, so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, or

reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; if it did

前后对应, so 选择B

Socially and environmentally responsible investing is on the rise: last year in the United States, over $2 trillion was invested in funds that screen companies according to a variety of criteria such as adherence to labor standards, protection of the environment, and observance of human rights. （D）

according to a variety of criteria such as

according to a variety of such criteria, as by

according to such a variety of criteria as by

in accordance with such a variety of criteria as

in accordance with a variety of criteria, such as by

In accordance with 合乎…要求; 参照; 符合 According to 根据 应该是符合标准

After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit. (A)

tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help

tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help

tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping

tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or helping

tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help

E: could & capability to 语义重复， 所以E不对

GMAT 14

One critic's response to the philosopher's new work is not that the position it takes is heretical, as some have asserted, but instead nothing new to anyone who knows anything about the topic. (C)

not that the position it takes is heretical, as some have asserted, but instead

not that the position it takes is heretical, like some have asserted, but it is

not that the position it takes is heretical, as some have asserted, but rather that it is

that the position it takes is not heretical, like some have asserted, instead

that the position it takes is not heretical, as some have asserted it to be, but rather it is

先考虑一致关系：Not…but

Not that…but rather that 前后要求对应

新东方：like+句子永远错 as + 名词—〉表示作为…不表示比较

At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for the company's powerful microprocessor chip. (D)

including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for

which includes the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales

of

included among these the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as

a decline in sales for

among them the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in

sales of

among these the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the

decline in sales for

A 错 D对

对应：threat 和 decline sales

C 在语义上变成威胁和下降对应. 所以AB语义不对() DE>C among them> include among them

Them 在语义上指前面的东西

These “这个，这些歌”，不知道说什么，语义不全 所以them>these 所以D>E

Because of a similarity to dance, synchronized swimming—exhibition swimming in which the

movements of one or more swimmers synchronize to a musical accompaniment—is sometimes called water ballet, especially in theatrical situations. (D)

of one or more swimmers synchronize to

of one swimmer or more is synchronized with

of one or more swimmers are synchronized with

by one swimmer or more is synchronized to

by one or more swimmers synchronize to

A错，D队

Movements are 所以BD错 By 方式方法 Of 表现定 Of > by so E 错

Movements 运动本身 不能做synchronize 的发起者

GMAT 20

The fact of some fraternal twins resembling each other greatly and others looking quite dissimilar highlights an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely they vary considerably on a spectrum of genetic relatedness. (B)

The fact of some fraternal twins resembling each other greatly and others looking quite dissimilar highlights an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely they vary considerably

That some fraternal twins resemble each other greatly while others look quite dissimilar highlights

an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely that they vary considerably

With some fraternal twins resembling each other greatly and others looking quite dissimilar, it

highlights an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely considerable variation

With some fraternal twins resembling each other greatly and others looking quite dissimilar, it is a

fact that highlights an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely a considerable variation

Because some fraternal twins resemble each other greatly and others look quite dissimilar, this fact

highlights an interesting and often overlooked feature of fraternal-twin pairs, namely they vary considerably

CD 不知道谁随着 B>E 连词使B比E好

With 有动作化感觉的词，谁随着不知道

B>A 在语义上简洁的多 The fact of 语义没大变化，所以多余 B>E 因为E更啰嗦

A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought. (A)

claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some

analysts

claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some

analysts

claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some

analysts

B: suggest 应该是复数 D: 无谓语 A>C:主动优于被动

Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November. (C)

because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will

with the economy's strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target

because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would

due to the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target

due to the fact of the economy's continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will

BD: 画线后是原形

进行时表进行的状态. 预测不应该持续性动作 AC: has raised-->用would更好

A重心在strength上 target改变的原因应该不是strength, 而是\"持续走强 所以C>A Because of 表伴随的原因点