题目内容

______ writing the article, Mrs. Curie even forgot her dinner.

A. Absorbed in B. Absorbing at

C. Being absorbed in D. To absorb in

A

【解析】

试题分析：考查非谓语动词。句意：全神贯注于写文章，Curie女士甚至忘记了晚饭。be absorbed in...全神贯注于......，absorbed是形容词化了的过去分词，类似的形容词还有excited, interested, devoted, worried, delighted等。这里相当于一个原因状语从句because Mrs. Curie was absorbed in...，故选A。

考点：考查非谓语动词

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