Question

________ the help from the doctor, the little boy _________ his life.

A．Apart from; should have lost	B．Without; could lose
C．Except for; would have lost	D．But for; would have lost

Answer 1

D

考察虚拟语气，“如果不是医生的帮助这个小男孩就死了。”apart from除了 except for 除了without 和but for都表示“如果不是”但是这句话是对过去情况的虚拟，所以答案D。