The children talked so loudly at dinner

问题选择题

The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______.

A．to be heard

B．to have been heard

C．hearing

D．being heard

答案

答案：A

句意：孩子们在进餐时说话声音如此之大，以至于我不得不尽力提高嗓门好让别人听见我的话。struggle to do sth.“努力做某事”，因句中I与hear之间是被动关系，故用不定式的被动形式。