Question

_______ the time they stopped working together, they ______ more albums than _______ band in history.

A．By; had sold; any other	B．At; had sold; any
C．In; have sold; all	D．For; had sold; all the other

Answer 1

A

考查时态和比较级。By+过去的时间，从句用过去完成时；by+将来的时间，从句用将来完成时。根据stopped可知，是过去的时间，应该用过去完成时，排除C；by the time...意为“到......时候”。any other“任何其他的”，用于同一范围的比较。故选A。