Question

---I was trying to carry out the plan, but I failed.
---Well, you _________, for we were uncertain it would do ________.

A．needn’t do that, in fact	B．needn’t have done, in effect
C．needn’t have, in practice	D．needn’t, in time

Answer 1

C

第一空考查needn’t have done“本不必做而做了”，第二空填詞組in practise“實(shí)際上”，句意是：--我想實(shí)施計(jì)劃，但失敗了。--你本不必，因?yàn)槲也淮_定是否它會(huì)付諸實(shí)施。因?yàn)樯衔挠袆?dòng)詞carry out，所以needn’t have done后面的done被省略了。選C。