Question

When Ronaldo returned home, he learned that his fiancee ________ for almost a year．

1. A.
   had set off
2. B.
   had gone
3. C.
   had been away
4. D.
   had left

Answer 1

C
这句句子的意思是“当罗纳尔多回来的时候，他得知他的未婚妻已经离开有一年了。”这里的时间状语for almost a year，是一段持续性的时间，而leave是一个瞬间动词，所以不能用had left，而要用had been away来表示一种状态的持续。这句句子也可以改写成When Ronaldo returned home, he learned that his fiancee had left a year ago．