问题补充:
. He made up his mind to devote his lifethe riverpolluted.
A. to prevent, to be
B. to prevent, from being
C. to preventing, to be
D. to preventing, from being
答案:
A. to prevent, to be
B. to prevent, from being
C. to preventing, to be
(答案→)D. to preventing, from being
解析:考查devote和prevent的用法。Devoteto致力于……,把……专注于,To是介词,后面接名词或者动名词。Prevent……from,From为介词,后面接名词或者动名词。阻止,预防某人干某事。句意:他决定把他的医生致力于防止河流免于污染的事业中。故选D。