Question

【题目】The famous painter _________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.

A. is said to be buying B. is said to have bought

C. had said to buy D. who said to have bought

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】句意为：据说那位著名的画家买了很多养在笼子里的鸟，目的就是享受将它们放生的乐趣。表示“据说某人”可用：it is said that sb …（it 为形式主语）和 sb is said. . . 。又因为buy的动作在say动作之前已经发生，故不定式应该用现在完成时，所以答案选B。