Question

The discovery of new evidence led to _______.

A. the thief having caught     B. catch the thief

C. the thief being caught       D. the thief to be caught

Answer 1

C

解析:

C。lead to 意为“导致”，其中的 to 是介词，不是不定式符号，若后接动词要用动名词。由于逻辑主语 the thief 与catch 为被动关系，故答案选 C。