SAT语法难题Despiteitsculturalimportance,theDailyGazette,lost70percentofitssubscriberssince1920and,by1955,waslosingasmuchas1200000ayear.答案说是LOST错,但是我觉得WASLOSING也错,难道BY+时间可以用过去进

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SAT语法难题
Despite its cultural importance, the Daily Gazette, lost 70 percent of its subscribers since 1920 and, by 1955, was losing as much as 1200000 a year.
答案说是LOST错,但是我觉得WAS LOSING也错,难道BY+时间可以用过去进行时吗?

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但在这个句子中,有时间标志的词since1920,所以lost应该为过去完成时.在SAT考试中,有一部分句子看起来错误不止一处,但一定要选必错无疑的选项,对于那些模模糊糊的选项先放一边,最后再斟酌一下.