After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.
A. marked
B. to mark
C. marking
D. having marked
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A. marked
B. to mark
(答案→)C. marking
D. having marked
解析：考查现在分词做结果状语：句意：迈克杰克逊在心脏病突发后被宣告死亡，标志着这个最受欢迎的艺人的悲惨结局。用现在分词做结果状语，表示预料之中的结果。选C。