Question

The young man，who by then  ___ admission to university，decided to do some part-time jobs to gain more practical experience．

A．gained

B．was gaining

C．has gained

D．had gained

Answer 1

D

试题分析：考查时态：句意：到那时已经获得大学录取通知书的年轻人，决定做兼职工作来获得更多的实用的经验。从句中的by then和decided to do可以判断空格处的动作发生在decided to do之前故此处用过去完成时。答案选D项。