Question

Fei Junlong’s wife and his child ________ to see him off before the launch, but they failed because of the rules.

1. A.
   hope
2. B.
   had hoped
3. C.
   have hoped
4. D.
   were hope

Answer 1

B
had hoped表示“原希望……”，经常使用于该结构的还有: had thought/ wanted/planned/ supposed/intended等。