【题目】No one had told Smith about ________ a lecture the following day.
A. there being B. there be
C. there would be D. there was
在线课程【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词ｄｏｉｎｇ．about 为介词,介词后面加动名词或名称,不加句子.本题由于是there be结构,有点干扰,如换了别的动词就简单了.如：No one had told Smith about having a picnic.根据句意可知选Ａ。