A severe drought        to hit several regions in the country in February，      at least 3. 7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields.

    A. has continued; having left      B. continued; leaving

    C. continued; and left               D. was continuing；to leave

A severe drought        to hit several regions in the country in February，      at least 3.7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields．

A．has continued; having left                B．continued; leaving

C．continued; and left                      D．was continuing；to leave