___ ,the small company had little support ,but later on it grew into a food giant.

问题描述:

___ ,the small company had little support ,but later on it grew into a food giant.
A.beginning with B.begun with C.to begin with D.to have begun with
求详解.

说是固定短语也对.
这题必须先意识到,几个选项和后面的整句话并没有任何语法上的关联.
To begin with 和 First of all 一样,就只是这整句话的“开场白”一般 - “首先、第一”