补充材料上的两道难题

janefer

367  the united states petroleum industry's cost to meer environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

(a)  the united states petroleum industry's cost to meer environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.


(b)  the united states petroleum industry's cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.


(c)   by the end of the decade, the united states petroleum industry's cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at the ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.


(d) to meet environmental regulations, the cost to the united states petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.


(e) it is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regualtions will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

我看了OG的110题，几乎如出一辙，我觉得应该选C，答案却是 E



353  building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.


(a)  on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone


(b)  on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone


(c)  solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided


(d) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided


(e) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided


答案是E， 百思不得其解，请大家多多指教，谢谢！

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bluehero_3

1 cost to Sb of doing ST
注意时态
2  avoid >avoidance
duplication of facility 符合句意
if only > while 表意清楚

tongxun

353、
duplicated facilities 与duplication of facilities 的意思不同。
前者是指复制件，而后者是指复制这种方式。