One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,

(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,

(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,

(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,

(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with

答案B，没什么异议。还是想问问大虾们做这道题的思路。C选项有迷惑性。我做这题的时候看到油价下跌，自然就想到了成本、物价、通货膨胀回下来，因为平时对这方的知识很熟。C一看就不和经济规律。但我不知道C又什么语法错误。

但是做GMAT题应该用不到背景知识吧，大虾们是怎么排除C的啊？

C不觉得平行的很奇怪么?

along with fears about inflation 如果是独立跟前后平行, 那along with就不应该有. 只有最后平行的一项才需要有and

如果他与interest rates平行, 那就不应该有逗号隔开.