Question

【題目】Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital．

A．had died B．had been dead

C．Died D．has been dead

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】根據(jù)從句when he got to the hospital中可知，die的動作發(fā)生在這之前，即過去的過去；另外，die是短暫性動詞，不能和時間段相連。be dead表示狀態(tài)，可以和時間段相連。句意：Tom趕到醫(yī)院時被告知他的祖父已經(jīng)離開半小時了，他非常難過。