Question

"The novels written by the author sell best, but five years ago no one could have"

"The novels written by the author sell best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he _________ in the literary(文学的)world．
A. was playing
B. was to play
C. had played
D. played"

Answer 1

答案B
句意：这位作家的小说卖得很好，但是在五年以前，没有人会预料到他在文学界会有那么大的影响。此句用be to do表示注定要发生的事。