YEWCHOW

我认为A是对的
D 有两个错误, 一个是改变了原句的中心,把carry as many as seven passengers变成了附属成分,二是句子的修饰成分排列笨拙,正常的语序应该是Carrying as many as seven passengers, Minivans, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less...
A选项的争论点是 passengers后面的and到底对不对, 这个句子应该分为两个部分,前一部分是Minivans carry as many as seven passengers 后一部分是 compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride. 这两个部分表达意思不同,前一部分是一个简单叙述, 后一个部分表达的是比较,此部分的几个并列的动词结构全部用了比较级.因此and是用来连接两个不同的部分,并不是作为动词的并列结构出现的.