IS SWIMMINGCHOOSE THE ITEM (A, B, C OR D) THAT BEST COMPLETES THE UNFINISHED STATEMENT (OR BEST ANSWERS THE QUESTION) ABOUT EACH PASSAGE

45. A. to swim B. swam C. swimming D. is swimmingChoose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage.In 1960, Laura Ashley, a housewife with young children, began designing and selling clothes.After some early success, her husband, Bernard, an experienced businessman, joined her and wasable to provide considerable help and advice. The business expanded rapidly. Laura had startedworking at home, and soon there were several "Laura Ashley" shops where women could buy pretty,traditional clothes in a country style, made of natural materials. By the 1980s, the company haddeveloped into a multi-million pound international organization with branches in places as far apart asLondon, Brussels, San Francisco and Tokyo.Laura Ashley was a woman of simple tastes and strong moral beliefs. She was born in Walesand one of her largest factories producing clothes was situated in the countryside there. Heremployees were encouraged to lead healthy lives, enjoy the fresh air and a good diet. Many of theAshley family were involved in the business, but in 1985 it was decided that the public should begiven the opportunity to invest money in the company. Obviously this was a major development anda clear sign of commercial success. But the woman whose ideas had been the basics of thecompany's development did not live to see it. She fell down the stairs while staying at a friend's houseand died in hospital a few days afterwards. She was only sixty-one.