Question

15. He     to go to Beijing today,  but he   postponed the trip when he heard that there would be a downpour at noon.

A. was intending    B.  would intend

C. had intended      D. intended

Answer 1

15.   C考查动词的时态。句意：他本打算今天去北京，但当他听说中午会有倾盆大雨后，他就推迟了行程。此处intend所表示的动作发生在postpone动作之前，故用过去完成时。而且had intended to do sth表示过去本打算做某事但实际上没做。故选C 。