Question

5. He hurried to the lecture hall, only     that the famous professor had cancelled his lecture because of his serious illness.

A. being informed      B. to be informed

C. informing       D. to inform

Answer 1

5.    B考查非谓语动词。to be informed为不定式短语作状语。句意：他急忙赶去演讲大厅，结果被告知那位著名教授因为严重的病已经取消了演讲。"only+不定式"结构表示意外的结果；现在分词作结果状语表示自然的结果。