As each man I contacted recounted painful details, I felt as though I were talking with my father. Not only were they similar in appearance, but the same things.
A. had they experienced
B. they have experienced
C. they had experienced
D. had experienced they
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A. had they experienced
B. they have experienced
(答案→)C. they had experienced
D. had experienced they
解析：考查动词时态的区别。句意：当我接触的每个人详细描述痛苦的细节时，我都感觉好像我在跟我爸爸交谈。他们不但相貌相似，而且他们经历了同样的事情。Not only后面跟的从句倒装，but后的句子不到装，讲述他们相貌相像是用were，属于一般过去时，因而他们经历过同样的事情应该是发现相貌相似之前就经历过的，用过去完成时且不到装；故C正确。