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(湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试)23. Mr. Smiths was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A.to stopB.to have stoppedC.being stoppedD.stopping
D
本题考察的是结果状语的用法。现在分词经常表示意料之中的结果,不定式常常表示意料之外的结果。句义:斯密斯先生忙于写小说,只是偶尔停下了抽支烟。根据前半句可知他很忙,所以偶尔停下来抽烟。这是正常的,意料之中的事情。故使用现在分词做状语,D正确。
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