Never before in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.A. has this city been B. this city has beenC. was this city D. this city was 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Never before ____ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

A. has this city been B. this city has been

C. was this city D. this city was

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试题分析：句意：这个城市以前从没有比今天更加需要现代化的公共交通。该句中否定副词never位于句首，应该用倒装语序．由never，before判断该句时态应该是现在完成时．所以选A。

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