Question

the old woman ________ in 2003. she ________ for two years.

A.dead; has been dead
B.died; has been died
C.died; has been dead
D.died; has died

Answer 1

答案C
die是短暂性动词 所以 一般情况下是没有 be+现在分词 构成的现在进行时
dead 是形容词 前面要有连系动词 一般是be
第一空 填动词 第二空 B： been died （被动语态）不符合 D: has died （die是短暂性动词 没有这个用法）A C： been dead （主系表结构） 符合

Answer 2

C.died; has been dead

Answer 3

C 第一空为瞬间动词，去世。表示去世于2003年，用过去式。
第二空是现在完成时的结构，不可以用瞬间动词，则应该用be+adj.表示状态 她已经去世三年了。

Answer 4

C