He loved his family, but seldom spend much time with them.
A. was he able to
B. he was able to
C. is he able to
D. he is able to
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(答案→)A. was he able to
B. he was able to
C. is he able to
D. he is able to
解析：这题考查倒装句的时态，seldom“很少”等表示否定意义的词在句首时，句子用部分倒装，即助动词，be动词，情态动词放在主语前，因为并列的句子用了loved，所以选A。