All the tickets ______ by the time I arrived.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. had been sold
- Step 1: 票是「被賣出」，要用被動；賣出的時間在 I arrived 之前，用過去完成被動 had been sold。
- Step 2: had sold 是主動，不合票的角色。
Answer
had been sold.
Why not the others: were selling、have sold、had sold不符合題意。
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