China's agriculture has been developing steadily thus _ light industry with ample raw mat

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。