Question

1. [原文]Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.

[问题] One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleepless ness was        .

   A. his mother’s injury before he was born

   B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

   C. his magnificent physical condition

   D. that he hadn’t got a bed

[答案]        

Answer 1

1. A此处把状语从句改写成了名词句型，"…his mother hav-ing been injured several days before he was born.”和"…his mother's injury before he was born.”是同义表达。