Question

______ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week．

A．The boss didn’t return	B．The boss were not to return
C．Were the boss not to return	D．Didn’t the boss return

Answer 1

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考查虚拟语气及倒装。这是一个与将来相反的虚拟语气，从句用if +主语+过去式/were to do/should do 三种形式，在这三种形式中if 省略，要倒装，只有were能提前，所以选C。