Question

If he ___ that he ____ to work there, everything would be OK now.

1. A.
   insisted, be sent
2. B.
   insisted, was sent
3. C.
   had insisted, be sent
4. D.
   had insisted, was sent

Answer 1

C
本題考查虛擬語氣在insist從句中的用法。若insist表示“堅(jiān)持要求做事”從句中應(yīng)用should+v, should可省略；若insist表示“堅(jiān)持說，堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為”則從句需根據(jù)句意選擇合適的時(shí)態(tài)。本句句意為：如果他堅(jiān)持要求被派往那兒的話，現(xiàn)在一切都好了。事實(shí)上并非如此。故選C。