问题
选择题
(2014·江苏四校第四次考试)The flood has caused a lot of damage to that area and the figures of the missing________shortly.
A．will be published
B．have been published
C．had been published
D．are published
答案
答案：A
考查时态。shortly不久，不多时，在句中作时间状语，表示将来，所以空处应该用将来时。句意为：这场洪水给那一地区造成了很大损失，失踪人数很快就会公布。
答案： A