Question

The woman sitting next to me ________ very nervous, for she had never travelled by air.

A．is	B．has been
C．was	D．had been

Answer 1

C

C 考察动词时态。句意：坐在我旁边的女士很紧张，因为在这之前她从来没有坐过飞机。根据后半句中的had never travelled中的过去完成时，可知是以过去的一个时间为参照物的。故C项符合语境。