Question

The boy insisted that he ＿＿ old enough, and ＿＿ the right to make his own choice.

A．was; be given

B．was; was given

C．be; give

D．is; be given

Answer 1

A

insist 作“坚持要求”讲时，要用虚拟语气，而作“坚持说，坚持认为”时不用虚拟语气。句意：男孩坚持说他已经足够大了，坚持要求要给他权利自己做决定，第一空不使用虚拟语气，填was，第二空要使用should +do ,should 可以省略，故选A
点评：虚拟语气的考查要注意一些规则，要加强记忆。