Question

【题目】The company __________ a rise in salary for years, but nothing has happened.

A. promises B. promised

C. has promised D. has been promising

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】句意：这家公司多年来一直在不断承诺要加薪，但是现在还是一切如故。for years意为“很多年了”，一般用于完成时，同时根据后一句可知，前句的动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在，所以用现在完成进行时。