The study showed a deep fear among the old people of to the care of strangers.
A. abandoned
B. to be abandoned
C. being abandoned
D. abandoning
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A. abandoned
B. to be abandoned
(答案→)C. being abandoned
D. abandoning
解析：考查动名词用法。本句中介词of后面要使用动名词doing的形式。句意：这项研究显示，在老人中有一种恐惧，担心被留给陌生人来照顾。个句意可知old people与abandon之间存在着被动的关系，故使用动名词的被动语态的形式。故C正确。