---Bob, you are so absent-minded．---Oh, I'm sorry．I attention to you, Miss S

---Bob, you are so absent-minded．

---Oh, I'm sorry．I ________ attention to you, Miss Shute．

A.haven't paid

B.wasn't paying

C.am not paying

D.couldn't have paid

试题答案

B

此题考查时态的活用．Bob, you are so absent-minded．意为“Bob，你这么心不在焉．”实际上暗含责备的意思．回答说明“没有注意听讲”的动作已经发生了，且这个动作现在刚刚结束，时间为“瞬间过去”，故应用过去进行时态．“瞬间过去”往往是通过上下文语境表示．时态选择题一定要注意体会特定的语境．