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She couldn't help ______ when she saw her mother.

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A. to cry   B. cry   C. crying   D. have crying

答案:C
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解析:couldn't help后应接动名词,表示情不自禁的动作,但couldn't help but后面要加省略to的不定式,即动词原形,表示“不得不去做某事”。如:She couldn't help but realize that he was wrong.(他才真正认识到他错了)。选C

 


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