more people equip themselves with a higher education.
A. To compete C. Competing
B. Being competed D. Competed
答案：A。考查非谓语动词。句意：为了更有效地和别人竞争，越来越多的人都争取接受更高的教育。由句意可知，选不定式作目的状语。
139．(2011·德阳三诊，7)China is well known to be the fourth ________ man-made satellites successfully in the world.
A.send C．sending
B.to send D．of sending
答案：B。考查非谓语动词。句意：众所周知，中国是世界上第四个成功发射人造卫星的国家。英语中，the first/second...last/next后面多用不定式作定语。再如：He is the first man to land on the moon.。
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