Question

The firemen told us the difficulty they had ___ the fire ___.

1. A.
   to get; under control
2. B.
   getting; controlled
3. C.
   got; controlled
4. D.
   getting; to control

Answer 1

B
因为they had…是定语从句,代替difficulty的that已省略。根据句型have difficulty in doing sth.可知，选项A和C是错的；又the fire与control是被动关系，应用过去分词作宾语补足语。