考古題Form 25 Q19

[titin]

Those which a cynical turn of mind might speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started the rumor that caused its competitor to declare bankruptcy.

A speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started
B speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, had not started
C speculate if, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation started
D wonder as to whether, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation did not start
E wonder thether the new corporation, eager for profit had started

The answer is E
這題要怎麼選出E的答案? 我完全沒概念
我只能以eagerness題目動詞答案名詞消掉CD

[Pufa]

我的想法：
A：might not 錯。我沒看過類似句型後面是否定的用法；而且看句意應該猜的出來探圖利潤的公司應該是會放謠言才對。
B：not錯。
C：in句型我討厭。而且我認為公司放謠言是在『這個猜測』之前，所以應該用過去完成式。
D：wonder as whether不知道對不對，不過好可怕。

誰來幫我訂正補充一下...

[維尼]

我的想法：
A：might not 錯。我沒看過類似句型後面是否定的用法；而且看句意應該猜的出來探圖利潤的公司應該是會放謠言才對。
B：not錯。
C：in句型我討厭。而且我認為公司放謠言是在『這個猜測』之前，所以應該用過去完成式。
D：wonder as whether不知道對不對，不過好可怕。

誰來幫我訂正補充一下...

同意關於not的說法
句意為上....