Question

His essay, ____many times,was brief and to the point,and therefore won the first prize in the writing competition.?

     A.polishing up           

     B.having polished up?

     C.to be polished up

     D.having been polished up?

Answer 1

D

解析:

   having been polished up为现在分词完成式的被动式，作定语修饰essay。根据后面的内容可知，他的文章已获得了一等奖，而polish  up (修改，润饰)应是在此之前，故用其完成式。句意为：他的文章，经多次修改后，简洁而又切题，因此在作文比赛中赢得了一等奖。