Question

【题目】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

【答案】A
【解析】句意：乔治战争后回到家，结果被告知妻子已经离开了。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。故选A。