GWD-6-Q22的一个疑问

longjili

Charles Lindbergh, forhis attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have anyextra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despitebeing offered $1,000 to do so.
A.    Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, wasvery reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B.    When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C.    Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane whenhe was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
D.     Being very reluctant tocarry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlanticflight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh       (E)
E.     Very reluctant to haveany extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight,Charles Lindbergh


答案是E，但是我总觉得形容词不能这样开头，我觉得E的前面要加一个Being就可以了。请问大家的看法？

清飞扬

人家逃being都不及，你还加！being在GMAT中是wordy，除非是其他四个选项都错的情况才对