(2011·北京高考)—Where are the children? The dinner's going to be pletely ruined.
—I wish they always late.
A. weren't
B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be
D. wouldn't have been
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(答案→)A. weren't
B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be
D. wouldn't have been
解析：选A 考查虚拟语气。根据问句句意“孩子们现在在哪里？” 可知wish 后的宾语从句应用动词的过去式，表示与现在事实相反的愿望，故答案为A。