Question

The stepmother denied _____ to murder the little boy, but there was no _____ the fact that she had always been cruel to him.

A. to attempt; denying    B. attempting; denial

C. attempting; denying    D. to attempt; denied

Answer

C

【解析】

试题分析：考查动词和there be句型用法。deny是及物动词，其用法有三：deny sth；deny doing sth ； deny having done sth。都表示否认做某事，故deny后面接attempting，又there be 后面本来就是接动名词，故deny要用动名词形式：denying。句意：这位继母否认她意图谋杀这个小男孩，但是事实不可否认，她一直虐待这个男孩。故选C。

考点：考查动词和there be句型用法。