Question

SAT,IS. For all their talk about ecology

For all their talk about ecology, major companies have so far spent very little to fight pollution.
A. For all their talk
B. In spite of the fact of their having talked
C. Besides their having talked
D. In addition to their talking
E. Although there is talk between one and the other
我想选E但答案不是

Answer 1

答案确实应该是A，不是E；
这道题E选项的主要问题并不是不够简练，而是扭曲了原句意思：
原句的意思是“尽管一些大公司在口头上谈论生态问题，但是至今为止，他们在抵制污染方面投入很少”；而E选项的意思是“尽管一些大公司彼此之间讨论生态问题，但是至今为止，他们在抵制污染方面投入很少”，原句中没有“彼此之间讨论”之意，E选项纯属无中生有，是SAT语法中比较隐蔽的错误类型。
IS题在注重语法的同时也要关注语义，这点要特别留意！

Answer 2

应该选A，A没有任何语法错误，E不够简洁