Question

George returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him. A．to be told B．tel.

George returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him. A．to be told B．telling C．being told D．told

Answer 1

A

考查不定式短语作结果状语。此处only to do/be done表示意料之外的结果；现在分词作结果状语则表示自然的结果。这里George和tell之间是被动关系，因此用to be told。句意：乔治战争后回到家，结果被告知妻子已经离开了。