Question

______up the recovery process, the government declared a public health emergency in the Gulf Coast areas hit by the hurricane

1. A.
   To speed
2. B.
   Speeding
3. C.
   Speed
4. D.
   Having sped

Answer 1

A
考查非谓语动词。句意：为了加速恢复进程，政府宣布在受飓风袭击的滨海地区进入公共健康紧急状态。不定式做目的状语，表示具体的将要进行的动作，故选A。