28． In reference to the current hostility toward smoking．smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit．
(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking，smokers frequently expressed anxiety that
(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking，smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking，smokers frequently express anxiety about
(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking，smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking，smokers frequently express anxiety that
Verb form + Grammatical construction
The phrase the current hostility and the verb are being stunted indicate that the sentence concerns the present time．Therefore，the past-tense verb expressed should instead be the present-tense express.
A Expressed should be express．
B Expressed should be express, the preposition about cannot be used to introduce the clause prospects．．．are being stunted；a conjunction such as that is required．
C The preposition about cannot be used to introduce a clause；a conjunction such as that is required．
D Expressed should be express；the preposition about cannot be used to introduce a clause；a conjunction such as that is required．
E Correct．In this sentence，the verb is the correct present。tense express；the conjunction that correctly links anxiety with the clause that modifies it．
The correct answer is E．
从OG的解释来看，他认为介词短语位于句首，和现在分词短语的功能是一样的，都做状语。Referring to ，With reference to ，In reference to ，似乎都没问题。
但是，如果考虑逻辑主语的话，似乎只有分词短语才能考虑，对吗？
感觉如果以In reference to 开头的话，开头句话似乎没有逻辑主语，把后面的整句来做主语呢，又太冗长而且逻辑不对。
这里请教nn，如果A中的时态对的话，是一个好的表达吗？
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