问题
选择题
He would never have got the job, _____ for the fact that his father had great influence over the company．
A．had it not been
B．it had not been
C．it were no
D．were it not
答案
答案：A
考查虚拟语气。在虚拟条件句中，为了强调所假设条件的虚拟性，或突出说话人的一种主观愿望，虚拟条件句可用倒装结构。虚拟条件句的倒装是通过去掉if，把条件从句谓语中的助动词、情态动词或系动词放在句首实现的。你所说的不是一般的省略。后半句是与过去事实相反的，所以选A
