Question

【题目】____for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.

A. Not being

B. Had it not been

C. Without being

D. Not having been

Answer 1

【答案】B。

【解析】从句子结构可知，空缺处应填入表示与过去事实相反的虚拟条件从句，并且将连词if 省略。此时应把虚拟语气的谓语动词提前。符合语法规则的只有B项。