68. The cottontail rabbit population in Orange County , California, has increased unchecked
in recent years as a result of the removal of the native fox population and the clearing of
surrounding woodlands.
A. years as a result of the removal of
B. years as a result of removing
C. years, resulting from the removing of
D. years, which is result of removing
E. years, which is a result of the removal of
选A
removal是remove的名词形式,单从这一点上A就优于C了
但是manhattan上还讲到了另外一个方面
you can't use 'resulting from' as an adverbial modifier, as is done here. in general, 'resulting from' is
only used as an adjective modifier, almost always without a comma, as in the pollution resulting
from the chemical spill forced all the local residents to evacuate.