Question

I didn't go to the party because I ________ for over a week.

1. A.
   had caught a cold
2. B.
   caught a cold
3. C.
   have caught a cold
4. D.
   had had a cold

Answer 1

D
考查 have a cold与 catch a cold的用法区别
两者都有“患感冒”的意思。但是 have a cold中的have是个持续性动词，指患病的“状态”在持续。这个短语可以与表示一段时间的状语连用，其中的不定冠词在任何情况下都不省。catch a cold = take a cold = get a cold其中的catch，take，get都属于短暂性动词，表示“患感冒”的动作，是动态的。因此他们都不能与表示延续性的时间状语连用。其中cold之前的不定冠词“a”在没有形容词修饰时可以省去，例如：
I have caught a cold and cannot go to school today.
我今天感冒了不能去上学。
He has caught a bad cold so he has to stay at home.
他患重感冒了，所以呆在家里了。
综上所知：正确答案为D。