Question

Not until _________ did man accept that fact that all living things must die.

       A．did many years pass B．many years past

       C．many years had passed    D．many years have passed

Answer 1

C

解析:

从后面的did man accept可以看出not until后面连接的是一个时间状语从句，不能用倒装句；同时也应该判断出，many years的流逝是发生在accept之前的，所以这个时间状语从句应该用过去完成时态。句子的意思是“直到很多年过去，人们才接受这么个事实：一切生物都是要死亡的”