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The rescue team ______to help but failed to get there in time.
A.had wanted B.have plannedC.were expectingD.hoped
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此题考查动词时态的掌握情况。救援队原本希望赶来救助的,但是却failed to get there in time。因此要用had wanted来表达一个落空的愿望。英语中常用hope,expect,want,plan,wish,mean这一类表达愿望的词的过去完成时态来表达事实上没能实现的愿望。
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