________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.
A. To be tried B. Tired
C. Tiring D. Being tired
________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.
A. To be tried B. Tired
C. Tiring D. Being tired
B
首先要注意tired与tiring的意思有区别：前者表示“感到疲劳的”，后者表示“令人疲劳的”或“累人的”，根据句意，显然不宜用tiring，故可排除C；由于是与形容词短语short of breath相并列，所以应选形容词tired。句意为：虽然累得上气不接下气，但安迪和鲁比是最先到达泰山山项的。