[問題]sc-sc885大全-sectionA-no.13

[訪客]

13. In spite of continuing national trends toward increased consumption of specialty foods, agronomists in the Midwest foresee a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples: feed corn and hard red wheat.
A) a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples
B) that a gradual reversion back will feature the raising of agricultural staples
C) a gradual reversion back to the raising of agricultural staples again
D) a gradual reversion to raise agricultural staples
E) a gradual reversion into the raising of agricultural staples

I chose D but the answer is A
This question is like OG some question.
In my opinion, "to raise" is bertter than "the raising"

[Grace]

1. the raising is definitely better than to raise, in that the raising refers to or echo the two nouns "the feed corn adn the hard red wheat" followed collon :.

2. to here is a preposition :rather than a infinitive stating a purspose.

:D

[魚]

<copy from collins-cobuild>

reversion
1 reversion
A reversion to a previous state, system, or kind of behaviour is a
change back to it.

EX
This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid
for nearly 200 years.
...a reversion to the emotions of her baby years.

2 reversion reversions
The reversion of land or property to a person, family, or country is the return to them of the ownership or control of the land or property. (LEGAL)
...after the reversion of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
N-VAR: oft the N of n to n

[agk99]

謝啦，學了一招　
原來reversion　to是介系詞，那麼當然是名詞優於動詞啦
謝謝大家