The poor industrialist had said that the minimum wage would put him out of business, （ ）by the noble academic that it would not need to if he ran his company properly.
问题1选项
A.to be only told
B.only being told
C.only to be told
D.being only told
语法和固定搭配。根据题意，空格前后的事情形成对比，存在转折关系。所以可排除选项B和D。句意：这位可怜的实业家曾经说过，最低工资会让他破产，但是却被这位高贵的学者告知，如果当初正确经营公司，就不会有这样的结果。only to be told为固定搭配，“却被告知”。没有搭配to be only told。选项C符合题意。
