2019年mpa考试英语真题——其他987

{01}He _______ to act out the story he had read, but he failed
A.deserved
B.tried
C.managed
D.pretended
解析：本题考查动词。根据题意本题考查短语try to do试着做。句意：他试着把他所看的故事扮演出来，但没能够。
本题选B。
{02}I had hoped to see her off at the station, but I ______ too busy.
A.was
B.had been
C.would be
D.would have been
解析：考查时态。正确答案为A，前一句谓语用had hoped，表示的是过去未曾实现的想法或打算，可以译为"本想"，而后一句说"我太忙"，这是陈述过去的一个事实，所以要用一般过去时。
本题选A。