A terrible earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan almost 28 000 people to be d

问题补充：

A terrible earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, almost 28,000 people to be dead or missing.

A. caused

B. to cause

C. causing

D. having caused

答案：

A. caused

B. to cause

(答案→)C. causing

D. having caused

解析：考查非谓语动词。句中causing almost 28,000 people to be dead or missing为结构状语，选C。