单选题 After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys______to go to school.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：句意：阿拉伯国家独立后，极其重视扩大教育范围，鼓励男孩和女孩去上学。此处考查with引导的独立主格结构：with+名词(代词)+V-ing／V—ed／to do，排除B、D项，又根据语义可知“鼓励男孩和女孩上学”是现在进行的情况，排除A，故选C。