Question

He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _____ to. A．spoken B．speaking ? C．speak

He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _____ to. A．spoken B．speaking ? C．speak D．be spoken

Answer 1

A

此题容易误选B，认为until是介词，后接动词时用动名词形式。其实，此题应选A，until spoken to为until he is spoken to之省略。句意为“他是个沉默寡言的人，别人不同他说话，他很少同别人说话”。按英语习惯，一些表示时间、地点、条件、方式、让步等的状语从句，若其主语与主句主语一致，且从句谓语包含动词be,那么可将从句的主语和动词be省略 【标签】省略