The old man was so tired that he had to stop ______a rest

题目

The old man was so tired that he had to stop ______a rest
这里填to have
还是having
why?

答案

to have ( stop to do sth 指停下来去做某事,stop doing sth 指停止做某事,根据句意‘那个老人是如此累以致他不得不停下来去休息’.）想想看,一个人累了不可能是停止休息,而是停下来去休息,当然是用to have