问题
选择题
But for the help you gave me, I _______ the examinations.
A．would have passed
B．would pass
C．wouldn’t have passed
D．wouldn’t pass
答案
C.
but for 的意思是“若不是，要不是”，用于引出与事实相反的假设，通常与虚拟语气连用。根据句中的 the help you gave me，可知它表示与过去事实相反，故选C.