问题
选择题
When the Eiffel Tower was shown in 1889 at the world exposition, it was not very popular and came close to ______ down.
A．be torn
B．tear
C．tearing
D． being torn
答案
答案：D
本题考查非谓语动词。come close to＂差一点就做＂、＂接近做＂ 的意思。特别要注意的地方是这里并不使用不定式 to do。这里 to是介词，后面接 doing。