Asisknowntoall,thefinancialcrisisfirstlybrokeoutintheUnitedStates,thegroupofdevelopedcountries.A．belongingtoB．belongedtoC．belongstoD．isbelongedto

Question

As is known to all, the financial crisis firstly broke out in the United States,_____ the group of developed countries.

A．belonging to

B．belonged to

C．belongs to

D．is belonged to

Answer 1

A

考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语the United States与belong to之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作定语，选A。