[多益] Some controvercial questions........thanks!!

[a8899276 (dennis)]

Hi! how r u guys' Chinese New Year going?(this is not my question,
just say hello)


honestly, I got some tricky questins and I need ur help!!!

1. A four-month investigation made it clear that America today is well into the
kind of troubling world ______the most basic principles of privacy are under
attack. (A) when (B) which (C) in which (D) wherever

the answer is (C) in which means where, but I think the "world" is a thing
I choose(B)  How do u think?

2. The surgeon general's report ______that smokers create health risks for
nearby nonsmokers has encouraged companies to promote smoke-free work
environments.(A) asserting (B) asserts (C) asserted (D) has asserted

Answer is (A) here "has encouraged" is used to describe "the surgeon..report
  why not "nonsmoker" and how about anwser (B)?

3.Please pack the boxes in wooden cases, five boxes per case which must have
fireproof ____ waterproof linings.(A) with (B) so (C) and (D) but

how about (C)??


4.Many employees in this company cannot use computers; _____ in-service
training is required. (A) on the whole (B) besides (C) consequently (D) and

the answer is (C)consequently    why not consider (B)


5. The habit of traveling long distances to work _______for the past decades
due to the availability of mass-produced reasonably-priced cars. (A) is (B)
was (C) has grown (D) had been

the answer is (B)  I think
"For the past decades the habit of traveling long distances to work" is a real
thing. It is true. How about(A)

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thanks for help!! thx!

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推 djnospam:5 -> (C) has grown
→ a8899276:the answe is (B) OK!!!
→ djnospam:It's wrong.
→ a8899276:you can say I have lived here for five years. right
→ a8899276:but here  for the PAST decases, I think it's differen
→ a8899276:-t situation
※ djnospam:轉錄至看板 TOEIC                                       02/09 12:14
推 loveglad:推一樓 要有"增加"的趨勢才通順吧
推 djnospam:補充資料: http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/ -> past(1,adj)
→ djnospam:-> 2 RECENT ... used to refer to a period up **until
→ djnospam:now**: ... Ex: She has been ...for the past few days.
→ djnospam:Ex. During the past two ......have died of ....
→ djnospam:並不是只能是"持續性的動詞"才能用現在完成式