Question

【题目】Why did so many people stand by while the woman __________ in broad daylight?

A. is being robbed

B. had been robbed

C. was being robbed

D. has been robbed

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】句意：当那个妇女在光天化日下被抢劫的时候为什么这么多人袖手旁观啊？根据did so many...可知妇女被抢发生在过去，排除A、D两项；另外很多人袖手旁观是在妇女正在被抢的时候，应用过去进行时，故选C项。