—Dick insisted he nothing wrong, and should not be criticized. Why?
—Because he couldn’t help but tell a white lie.
A. did; tell
B. had done; but tell
C. do; telling
D. do; to tell
网友回答
A. did; tell
(答案→)B. had done; but tell
C. do; telling
D. do; to tell
解析：句意:--迪克坚持说他没有做错事，不应该受到批评，为什么?--因为他不得不讲了一个善意的谎言。couldn’t help but忍不住，不由得，不由自主;这里insist坚决认为，后面的从句不用虚拟语气，这里insisted与had done，had done的动作发生在insisted之前，故用过去完成时，故选B。