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by ronnie1985 » Thu May 24, 2012 10:01 am
A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.


IMO (E)

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by patanjali.purpose » Thu May 24, 2012 2:42 pm
ronnie1985 wrote:A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.


IMO (E)

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CONSIDER does not take any idiom (drop A/B/D)

B - virtually unavailable outside Yokohama MODIFIES "RICE" when it is supposed to modify GENMAI-CHA

E - "virtually unavailable outside Yokohama" MODIFIES 'most Japanese' when it is supposed to modify GENMAI-CHA

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu May 24, 2012 2:54 pm
A--"considered as" is unidiomatic.

B--modifier error; it's not the brown rice that is "virtually unavailable", it's the genmai-cha

C--correct; the "it" in the subordinate clause starting with "though" refers to "a special Japanese green tea" (the subject of the main clause)

D--"consider as" is unidiomatic, and this choice changes the meaning. They consider the tea a delicacy, not an unavailable delicacy.

E--modifier error; it's not "most Japanese" that are "virtually unavailable".
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