Question

【题目】The rescue team _________to help but failed to get there in time.

A. had wanted B. have planned

C. were expecting D. hoped

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】通过对本题的阅读和分析，可知该句的整体时态背景为过去时，同时通过对句意的理解可知，本句前半部分所发生的动作位于后句的动作之前，因而该动作为“过去的过去”所发生的动作，故此处应当使用过去完成时。句意：搜救队之前想去帮忙，但并未及时到达那儿。故本题选A项。