Her money , the lazy middle-aged woman began to steal others’ money at crowded places, such as bus stops, stations, airports and ports.
A. had run out
B. running out
C. having been run out
D. ran out
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A. had run out
(答案→)B. running out
C. having been run out
D. ran out
解析：考查独立主格结构。句意：由于他的钱花完了，这个懒惰的中年老妪开始在拥挤的地方偷其他人的钱。现在分词表示句子逻辑主语Her money正在进行的伴随性动作，如果动作发生在谓语的动词之前，则要用完成时态的现在分词，run out不能用于被动语态，her money和run out 是主动关系，这句话是独立主格结构做原因状语用现在分词做状语。故选B。