问题补充:
The brave man died, his young wife with a cottage.
A. left; breaking
B. leaving; broken
C. left; broken
D. to leave; breaking
答案:
A. left; breaking
(答案→)B. leaving; broken
C. left; broken
D. to leave; breaking
解析:考查分词用法。第一空是分词做状语,the man与动词leave构成主动关系,故使用现在分词的形式做伴随状语。第二空的形容词broken表示坏的,破旧的;句意:那个勇敢的人死掉了,给他年轻的妻子只留下了一个破旧的小木屋。故B正确。