B Correct. Th e costs to maintain the roads are
emphasized in this sentence construction;
dirt roads cost and paved roads do (cost
understood) are parallel.
it is hoped 表客观,ETS prefer
hopefully 表主观,GMAT中一般为错误选项
hopefully meaning "i hope that/let's hope that". This is an informal expression, and is generally avoided in writing.
本选项中的介词短语with a five percent increase是状语(用逗号和主句隔开的介词短语通常都是状语)。顾名思义,状语是用来修饰动词的特性或特征的。在逻辑上,“增长了5%”描述的是profit的特点,而不是be evident的特征,由于profits是名词,所以“增长了5%”必须做profits的定语。
B Correct. Th e costs to maintain the roads areemphasized in this sentence construction;
dirt roads cost and paved roads do (cost
understood) are parallel.