问题
选择题
________ the help from the doctor, the little boy _________ his life.
A．Apart from; should have lost
B．Without; could lose
C．Except for; would have lost
D．But for; would have lost
答案
答案：D
考察虚拟语气，“如果不是医生的帮助这个小男孩就死了。”apart from除了 except for 除了without 和but for都表示“如果不是”但是这句话是对过去情况的虚拟，所以答案D。
