DARPA's Falcon

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DARPA's Falcon

by metallicafan » Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:31 pm
DARPA's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle can fly as fast as 6X the speed of sound and can attack a target 2000 miles away in 30 minutes, its engine's thrust prevented from dissipating in the stratosphere by its conical unibody design.

A. its engine's thrust prevented from dissipating in the stratosphere by its conical unibody design
B. preventing its engine's thrust from dissipating in the stratosphere because of its conical unibody design
C. preventing the dissipation of its engine's thrust in the stratosphere due to its conical unibody design
D. prevented its engine's thrust from being dissipated in the stratosphere by its conical unibody design
E. its engine's thrust is prevented from being dissipated in the stratosphere because of its conical unibody design

In B and C, how does ", preventing..." change the meaning of the sentence? What are its posible meanings?
Why 'due to' is incorrect in choice C?
In D, does ', prevented...' modifies the preceding clause?

OA is A.

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