Question

【题目】The news came as no surprise to me. I ________ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A．knewB．had knownC．have known D．know

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】考查时态。句意：这个消息的到来对我来说没什么吃惊的。我已经知道那家工厂将要倒闭的消息一段时间了。空后for+时间段，是完成时的标志；而上一句中came为过去式，可见我是到过去那个时间已经知道了，故用过去完成时，故选B。