No one except two students () the meeting.

问题描述:

No one except two students () the meeting.
A has been late for B.have been late for
Cwas late for D.were late for
为什么选C不选A.我知道B.D不可能选.但我感觉这是强调对现在的影响啊

因为主语是No one那么不是单数么?A也是单数啊A用的是现在完成时,而开会迟到是一次性的行为,相比较用C过去时更好。