A thief broke into the house at midnight...

A thief broke into the house at midnight, ______ the house in a mess .

A．left

B．to leave

C．leaving

D．having left

C 【解析】考现在分词作状语。现在分词表示意料之中的结果；不定式与only连用表示意料之外的结果。根据句意可知小偷半夜闯进了房子偷东西，把房子搞得一团糟是意料之中的事情。

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