Question

She said Mr. Baker __________ to buy a new car because he his old one. It cost him 3,000 dollars.

A.has; had lost
B.had; has lost
C.had; had lost
D.has; has lost

Answer 1

【答案】：C

考查时态。该句要表达的意思是：她说贝克先生不得不买一辆新车，因为他的车丢了，造成3000美元的损失。主句的谓语动词said为过去时，决定了从句也应为过去时态，而原因状语从句中谓语动词“丢失汽车”发生在“买车”动作之前，要用过去完成时态，因此只有C正确。