Question

But for the party, he ________ of hunger fifteen years ago.

A．would have died	B．would die
C．must have died	D．must die

Answer 1

A

因为but for (要不是因为、如果没有) 通常要与虚拟语气连用，由fifteen years ago可知，这是与过去事实相反的情况，所以选would have died。