Question

【题目】— Have you found the poor dog yet?
—Yes. But he was_________when we found him. The bad weather killed him.
A.dying
B.died
C.dead
D.die

Answer 1

【答案】C
【解析】句意：——你找到这条可怜的狗了吗？——是的。但是当我们找到它时，他已经死了。糟糕的天气害死了它。dying快要死的；died死，过去式；dead死的，形容词；die死，动词原形。结合语境可知下文描述的是过去某种状态，故形容词做表语，所以答案是C。