1. —You are late for the morning assembly again!
—I’m terribly sorry. I _______a contract almost the whole night.
A. was drafting B. have been drafting C. have drafted D. had drafted
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：——你上午大会又迟到了！——我很抱歉。我几乎整个晚上都在起草一份合同。根据语境及空后almost the whole night可知，此处表示过去一段时间一直持续的动作，应使用过去进行时。故选A。
2. Fanny asked ________ made that oddlooking little cat so popular.
A. what was it that B. wat was that
C. what it was that D. what that was
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句和强调句。句意：他想知道是什么使她在最后一刻改变了主意。根据句意，他想知道是什么使她在最后一刻改变了主意。分析句子可知，空格处引导宾语从句作 asked的宾语，从句中缺少表语，所以应用 what 引导。又因为从句中包含一个强调句，所以应用 “it is (was) ... that + 其他” 的结构，强调宾语从句的主语 what，故此处应为 what it was that。故正确答案为C。
