问题
选择题
Many things such as going abroad and owning a car, ____ impossible in the past, are now very common．
A．being considered
B．to be considered
C．considering
D．considered
答案
答案：D
考察非谓语动词用法。Many things与consider构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词表示，排除C项，A表示正在被考虑；B表示将要被考虑，结合句意可知D正确。句意：在过去被认为不可能的很多事情，如出国，拥有汽车等在现在已经很普遍了。