Question

Most of the big hotels in Shanghai were full last week, but finally we______find a room in a small one.

A．ought to

B．could

C．were able to

D．might

Answer 1

C

试题分析：句意，上周，上海的大多数大的宾馆都满了，但是最后，我们找了一间小的。表示过去通过努力终于做成了某事要用be able to，而不能用can，又因为是发生在过去的事情，故用一般过去时。
点评：这些固定用法平时要多归纳、总结和记忆。