The thief hid himself in the corner, ．A．was afraid of being caughtB．afraid

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The thief hid himself in the corner, ．

A．was afraid of being caught

B．afraid of being caught

C．worried about caught

D．worrying about caught29．

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解析

B thief和caught之间是动宾关系，应该用被动形式，即be caught“被抓”，排除C、D。A项的was多余，因为都好后不是并列的分句，而是一个非谓语动词短语，作状语。

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