问题补充:
Chinas agriculture has been developing steadily, thus _ light industry with ample raw materials.
A. providing
B. to provide
C. provides
D. provided
答案:
(答案→)A. providing
B. to provide
C. provides
D. provided
解析:句意:中国的农业已经稳步增长,这样给轻工业提供丰富的原材料。这里是结果状语,它的前面可以加上thus或therefore,这里表示自然而然的结果,由于agriculture与provide之间是主动关系,故用现在分词,故选A。