－Hi ,Tom, why not attend my birthday party held last week?
－I am sorry, I had meant to, but I something unexpected.
A. have met
B. had met
C. meet
D. met
网友回答
A. have met
B. had met
C. meet
(答案→)D. met
解析：考查时态。句意：嗨，汤姆，为什么不参加上周举行的我的生日聚会啊？——对不起，我想来着。但是我遇到一些意外的事情。结合语境可知下文描述的是过去发生的动作，故用过去时态，选D。