He kept putting his dream to the test –even though it meant with uncertainty and fear of

问题补充：

He kept putting his dream to the test –even though it meant with uncertainty and fear of failure.

A. living

B. to live

C. to be living

D. having been lived

答案：

(答案→)A. living

B. to live

C. to be living

D. having been lived

解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：他坚持把他的梦想付诸实践——尽管它意味着生活在不确定性和失败的恐惧中。现在分词作宾语表示抽象动作，如果动作发生在主句谓语动词之前，则用完成时态的现在分词，根据语境分词动作伴随主句谓语而生。可知选A。