______ the financial means to remain independent Thomas Edison was compelled to seek empl
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______ the financial means to remain independent, Thomas Edison was compelled to seek employment as a night telegraph operator.
A．That he was deprived of
B．Deprived of
C．He was deprived
D．Although he was deprived of
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正确答案：B
非谓语动词用法题。本题谓语动词是wascompelled，前半句若是完整句子，应用连词连接两个分句，前后句子是因果关系，而although表让步，故[D]可排除；[A]和[C]在语法上讲不通；[B]是过去分词作状语，表示原因，符合句意，故为答案。