Question

we were all surprised when he made it clear that he____ office soon. a.will leave b.would leave

Answer 1

答案是B
语法
soon
===不久，马上
1
He
says(==he
makes
it
clear)
that
he
will
leave
office
soon.(此时此刻地说)
2
He
said
(==he
made
it
clear)
that
he
would
leave
office
soon.(现在转述当时的说话，就用过去将来时)
翻译：他表明，他很快就要离任了。
对此，我们深感惊讶。