Question

The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, ________for Mr. William, who dared to publish it

1. A.
   if had it not been
2. B.
   is it not being
3. C.
   had it not been
4. D.
   its only having been

Answer 1

C
本題考查虛擬語氣。根據(jù)語境及主語用might have done,可知考查與過去事實相反的虛擬語氣，從句用had done，B項用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)，正常語序為if it had not been。