Question

The club had only six members ________.

1. A.
   start with
2. B.
   to start
3. C.
   starting with
4. D.
   to start with

Answer 1

D
考察固定短语。to start with意为“首先；最初”。如：To start with, we haven't enough money, and secondly we're too busy. (首先，我们没有足够的钱，其次我们太忙。)由以上及句意“最初这个俱乐部只有6名成员。”可知D项正确。