Question

The novel written by the author ________ best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he ________ in the literary world.

A．sells; was to play	B．was selling; was playing
C．sold; had played	D．is sold; is playing

Answer 1

A

A　考查時態(tài)和語態(tài)。動詞sell，write，read，open，lock，shut，wear，wash，keep，cook，cut，burn，run等與well，smoothly，easily等連用時，說明主語內(nèi)在的“性能”、“特點”，用主動形式表被動含義；又因這本小說現(xiàn)在銷量最好，所以用一般現(xiàn)在時。第二空用過去將來時表示“從過去某時刻來看將會發(fā)生的動作”。故選A項。