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______ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A．Having believed
B．Believing
C．Believed
D．Being believed
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正确答案：B
解析：本题考查非谓语动词，侧重点是考查现在分词。因分词的逻辑主语many与动词believe为主动关系，所以用现在分词主动形式。根据题意，分词短语与主句为因果关系，并无明显的先后顺序，应用该动词一般式的主动形式，所以B项正确。