Question

With a large amount of work _________,the chief couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

A．remained being done	B．remaining to do
C．remained to be done	D．remaining to be done

Answer 1

D

考查remain用法。Remaining adj 剩下的；remain to be done有待遇被做，本题把两者结合起来。结合句意可知：因为有大量的工作有待于被做，主席抽不出时间来度假。