Question

Last year the number of death increased by 2%-5% ______ the year before last. A．comparing to..

Last year the number of death increased by 2%-5% ______ the year before last. A．comparing to B．comparing with C．to compare with D．compared with

Answer 1

D

考查非谓语动词。Compare和逻辑主语the number of death之间是动宾关系，所以要用过去分词表被动，选D。