问题
选择题
Moyan has won the Noble Prize in Literature, which has made him world-famous, but before that no one could have imagined how great a role he _______ in the literary world.
A．had played
B．has played
C．is playing
D．was to play
答案
答案：D
题目分析：考查时态：句意：莫言已经赢得了诺贝尔文学奖，这是他世界著名，但是在这之前，没有人能想象出他在文学的世界中会起着这样大的作用。这句话说明在莫言获得诺贝尔奖前没有人会想象出将会发生的事情，用过去将来时，选D。