问题
选择题
Yang Jiechi stated firmly that the Diaoyu islands had belonged to China from ancient times and in 1895 after Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty in a war.
A．seized
B．were seized
C．have been seized
D．had seized
答案
答案：B
题目分析：考查时态，and连接两个并列结构，前面是一般过去式，所以后面也是一般过去式，因为是被占领，所以用被动语态，所以选B
点评：时态是常考内容。做时态题时，首先看时间状语，由时间状语来确定句子的时态；如果没有时间状语，就从句子暗含的意思来确定句子的时态