Question

一道十万火急的英语题，求大神

3.________the scandal among his colleagues,Mr.Williams would have been promoted to the position as director.

A.If he did not spread

B.Had he not spread

C.Did he not spread

D.Should he not spread

Answer 1

选B
这句话是与过去的事实相反的虚拟语气，if引导的从句使用had done过去完成时，主句使用would have done的时态。
当虚拟语气if从句中出现should，had，were时，可以把if省略，然后把这三个词提前到句子开头，形成局部倒装。
B选项实际上是If he had not spread...的省略倒装形式