问题
选择题
A local radio station said that several eruptions _____ in the past twenty years.
A．had been taken place
B．took place
C．have taken place
D．had taken place
答案
答案：D
本题考查时态和take place的用法。take place 属不及物动词短语，无被动语态。由此可以排除A; in the past twenty years常用于完成时中，再结合句中的said可知，改用过去完成时。