问题
选择题
Professor Li and his wife are now at work on a novel next year.
A．to publish
B．being published
C．published
D．to be published
答案
答案：D
考查非谓语动词。句意：李教授和他的妻子现在在从事一部明年要出版的小说。根据时间next year指的是将来，应用不定式的被动式，所以用to be published，在这里作定语。选D。