Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will
be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed
limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed
limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed
limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed
speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed
speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit
as they are.

OA E
Source 1000 SC (set 26 )




My explanation for E
[spoiler]as likely as - correct idiom.

The Drivers are as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are (to exceed) the current (speed) limit.

The words marked in (.... ) are redundant and hence removed from the above answer choice.[/spoiler]