Question

I had hoped to see her off at the station, but I ______ too busy.

1. A.
   was
2. B.
   had been
3. C.
   would be
4. D.
   would have been

Answer 1

A
考查时态。正确答案为A，前一句谓语用had hoped，表示的是过去未曾实现的想法或打算，可以译为"本想"，而后一句说"我太忙"，这是陈述过去的一个事实，所以要用一般过去时。