GMAT语法一道30.GWD-31-Q30The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decadeA.\x05The United States petroleum industry

GMAT语法一道30.GWD-31-Q30The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decadeA.\x05The United States petroleum industry
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30.GWD-31-Q30
The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade
A.\x05The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.
B.\x05It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
C.\x05By the end of the decade,the United States petroleum industry’s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
D.\x05To 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.\x05The 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.
争取答案写的B
为什么不选D?B里面cost to.of...是什么结构?

GMAT语法一道30.GWD-31-Q30The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decadeA.\x05The United States petroleum industry
首先采用 the industry's cost 结构的都不对.这是awkward的表达方式.
d错在to meet environment.结构,主语应该是能进行这个动作的物体.但是d的表达方式下,意思变成了the cost will meet environmental regulations.如果非要用to meet...,主语应该是the industry
b的the cost to我也没见过,但是没见过不能说他错.其他几个确定是错的,所以选b
虽然我gmat750,但是我的解释可能是错的,你就选择性地看看吧.

D应该是estimate to be而不是estimated at
B the best Choice A, C, D, and E are awkward and confusing. In A, for example, the issue is not the industry’s cost but the cost to the industry; also, to meet s...

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D应该是estimate to be而不是estimated at
B the best Choice A, C, D, and E are awkward and confusing. In A, for example, the issue is not the industry’s cost but the cost to the industry; also, to meet should be of meeting here, projected at is unidiomatic, and by the end of the decade is placed so that its meaning is unclear. C and D suffer from many of the same problems. The wording of E implies that cost… is estimated in order to meet environmental regulations. B alone makes a logical statement and varies verb tense to indicate that the issue is present estimates of future costs. The question is moderately difficult.

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D项的错误在，前面说了To meet environmental regulations,后面应该跟 petroleum industry逻辑上才合理，因为这才是to meet的逻辑主语。B项意思表达是清楚的，至于结构搭配没见过并不重要。