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1.The artist Renoir’s last word was “flowers,” spoken as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.

1. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
2. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged
3. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
4. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
5. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden

答案是C 

如何排除， 如何分析的呢？

赐教

谢谢

alexmingzhu

首先，当动作发出者不确定时，首先考虑被动语态。从此可以排除A, E. "they" has no logical referent.

其次，谓语动词的并列性：完成时 "had been just picked" and "was being" can not be parallel. 排除B.

D: "during the arrangement ... " is awkward and unidiomatic.  You can say this whenever you feel uncomfortable with an option and can not find a grammatical basis.