Question

When Nancy was at college, she ________ three foreign languages.

But I am surprised to find that she ________ all except a few words of each.

A.spoke; had forgotten B.had spoken; had forgotten

C.spoke; has forgotten D.had spoken; has forgotten

Answer

C

【解析】

句意：南希上大学时，会说三种外语。但是我惊讶地发现，她除了每种语言的几个单词之外，什么都忘记了。

考查一般过去时和现在完成时。spoke说，speak的过去式；had forgotten已经忘记，forget的过去完成时结构；has forgotten已经忘记，forget的现在完成时结构；had spoken已经说，speak的过去完成时结构。根据When Nancy was at college“当南希上大学时”可知，描述过去的事，第一个空应该填过去式spoke；根据句意可知，第二个空指的是现在的结果“几乎忘完了”，过去对现在的影响，符合现在完成时的用法，故用has forgotten。故选C。