A thief who broke into a church wascaught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ______ from the sort ofcandles used only in churches.

2023-08-08

A.had come
B.coming
C.come
D.that come

参考答案:A

考查时态。句意为“一个闯入教堂的小偷被抓了,因为在他衣服上发现的蜡迹来自只有教堂使用的一种蜡烛”。该句是由because引导的原因状语从句。主语中包含定语从句“who broke into a church”,从句中的“found on hisclothes”为插入语,只起到修饰traces of wax的作用。为了使because所引导的句子成分完整,要选择谓语动词。主句为一般过去时,从句动作发生在主句之前,用过去完成时。故选A。

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