Question

The murderer ran away from his village, trying to avoid ______ by the police, but in vain.

A．to be caught

B．being caught

C．to be catching

D．to catch

Answer 1

B

考察非谓语动词。句意：这个凶手从他的村庄逃跑了，尽力避免被警察抓住，但是白努力了。Avoid后接动名词表示抽象的动作，接不定式则表示具体的动作。句中这个贼是被抓的对象，故用被动语态的动名词，选B。