Question

It was so noisy in the dining room that only by shouting ____ to make himself heard. A．he ha..

It was so noisy in the dining room that only by shouting ____ to make himself heard. A．he has been able B．has he been able C．was he able D．he was able

Answer 1

C

餐厅里是那么吵以至于只通过喊他不能使自己被听见。Only+状语句子采取部分倒装，叙述过去应为过去时，因此选C。