—Car 17 won the race.—Yes, but its driver came close to ___ kill

—Car 17 won the race.—Yes, but its driver came close to ___ killed.
A、being
B、having been
C、be
D、have been
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：短语用法。come close to意为“几乎，差点儿”。这里to是介词，后面应该接名词、代词或动名词。