Question

二道英语选择题求详解

1.（Unable）to understand a single word of Chinese, he hired an interpreter when he visited BeiJing. A. For being unable B Unable C Because unable D. Without able 2. Tom woke up late and left home without breakfast, (anticipating) another long and boring days at school. A. having anticipated B. anticipated C.being anticipated D.anticipating 1为什么不选A呢？FOR表原因应该可以说得过去吧，2也是为什么不选A呢，求详解，谢谢

Answer 1

1
for
因为，由于：表明附加或推断的理由，引导的分句前常有逗号，分句不可放句首：
He
must
be
ill,for
he
is
absent
today.他一定病了，因为他今天缺席了。
所以不选A
2
动名词表伴随
与谓语动词同时发生，用一般时，如发生在谓语动作之前时则用完成式having
done
这里是表示伴随状况
与前面的woke，
left
是一连串发生的动作
，一般认为无先后顺序