问题
选择题
American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".
A．were spending
B．spent
C．are spending
D．have spent
答案
答案：C
题目分析：考查时态：句意：美国的父亲们用在陪他们孩子身上的时间比之过去的几年多了两倍，因为一个刚刚兴起的名字“失业”。根据句意较之“ used to in years past”可见当前这种状态正在发生着，故选择现在进行式，答案为C.