求解prep 159

fuhongler

As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, John hilkill attended more 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications:

(A) As the former

(B) The former

(C）Former

(D) She was

(E) As the

为什么选E？ A错在哪里？

fuhongler

明白了。谢谢！！！！！！！

lixinli

恩，想了很久，觉得former在这里确实不好。有歧义

可以理解为 ：1，当前主席当了18年......

             2, 一个曾经工作过18年的前主席。

karen_gao

应该是和for 18 consecutive years 逻辑上不匹配，former是前任的意思，要么说作为前任主席，要么说做了18年的主席，而不能说做了18年的前任主席