Question

When you got there, how many guests          in the meeting hall?

1. A.
   had been
2. B.
   have been
3. C.
   were
4. D.
   have had

Answer 1

A
試題分析：句意：當(dāng)你到達(dá)那兒時(shí)，會(huì)議大廳里有多少客人？結(jié)合語境可知主句描述的是過去某時(shí)已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作，故用過去完成時(shí)態(tài)。選A。
考點(diǎn)：時(shí)態(tài)
點(diǎn)評(píng)：英語中的時(shí)態(tài)主要是借助于時(shí)間狀語與上下文語境來進(jìn)行判斷。解答此類題型，首先要注意句子中的時(shí)間狀語，如果沒有則要通過分析上下文，結(jié)合語境來判斷句子的時(shí)態(tài)。