单选题
The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the area on the night of the fire. A. to be B. to have been C. having been D. be
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] deny意为“否认,不承认(say that sth. is not true)”,后接名词或动名词,不接动词不定式,例如:The accused man denied the charge. 被告人不承认所控之罪。He denied knowing anything about their plan. 他否认知道他们的计划。本句中动名词表示的动作发生在谓语动词denied之前,因此要用动名词的完成时。例如:Andy denied having broken the window. 安迪否认打破了窗户。They denied having read the book. 他们不承认看过这本书。故C项为正确答案。