226. Pablo Picasso, the late Spanish painter, credited African art with having had a strong influence on his work.
(A) with having had
(B) for its having
(C) to have had
(D) for having
(E) in that it had
The verb form having had is used appropriately in choice A to indicate action that occurred prior to action expressed in the simple past tense--that is, to indicate that African art had influenced Picasso before he credited it with having done so.
还是不懂为什么用完成时?????
credit sb./sth with doing sth: 相信/认为sb/sth有能力do sth;
credit sb./sth. with having done sth: 相信/认为sb/sth已经do了sth