Question

______ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest ...

______ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest peak. A．Having been told B．Having told C．Told D．Telling

Answer 1

A

考查非谓语动词。the climbers 与Tell 之间是动宾关系，且Tell 的动作发生在decided之前，所以用现在分词的完成式的被动式，选A，在这里做原因状语。句意：因为被告诉了要下雪，爬山者决定推迟他们在最高峰的尝试。