[题目]-I remember you were a talented pianist at college. Can you play the piano for me?-Sorry, I the piano for years.A. don't play B. wasn't playingC. haven't played D. hadn't played 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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【题目】—I remember you were a talented pianist at college. Can you play the piano for me?

—Sorry, I __________ the piano for years.

A. don't play B. wasn't playing

C. haven't played D. hadn't played

【答案】C

【解析】句意:——我记得你在上大学时在弹钢琴方面很有天赋。你能为我弹钢琴吗？——对不起，我已经好多年不弹钢琴了。根据语境及for years,可知设空处表示“到现在为止好多年没有弹钢琴了”，故设空处为现在完成时。

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