The girl was frightened by the thief and she stood there without speak . A. daring to B

问题补充：

The girl was frightened by the thief , and she stood there without speak .

A. daring to

B. daring

C. dare to

D. dared to

答案：

A. daring to

B. daring

C. dare to

D. dared to

解析：dare 具有双重性，既可作情态动词，又可作实义动词。句中介词without 后跟实义动词 dare 的动名词形式，后接不定式符号 to。