Question

But for the fact that the firefighters _____ at the spot in time, more people ______ their lives in the fire.

A．a(chǎn)rrived; died	B．had arrived; would lose
C．a(chǎn)rrived; would have lost	D．has arrived; could have lost

Answer 1

C

第一空敘述過(guò)去的事實(shí)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)；第二空考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣，與過(guò)去的事實(shí)相反主句用：情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+have done。 句意：要不是消防員及時(shí)到達(dá)火場(chǎng)更多的人會(huì)在火災(zāi)中失去生命。