问题详情:
Tom kept quiet about the accident because he was afraid of____ his job
A.lose B.to lose C.losing D.lost
【回答】
C
【解析】句意:汤姆对这次事故保持沉默,因为他害怕失去工作。A. lose动词,失去;B. to lose不定式,失去;C. losing现在分词或动名词,失去;D. lost过去式,失去。be afraid of害怕…, of是介词,后跟名词/代词/动名词。故选:C。
知识点:宾语从句
题型:选择题