Question

_________ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask

Answer 1

C

此题考查face及其非谓语动词的用法。face作及物动词意为“面对，面向，面临，承认”，作为不及物动词意为“朝，向”，显然，此处face意为“面临”，但句中有一个介词 with，实际上，是考查be faced with(面临)短语，完整句应是：As he was faced with a difficult situation，．．．，作原因状语。