They insisted that he present at the ceremony the next week.
A. be
B. has been
C. should have been
D. was
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(答案→)A. be
B. has been
C. should have been
D. was
解析：考察虚拟语气。动词insist表示“坚持认为”的时候，后面的句子使用陈述语气。当insist表示“坚持要求做某事”的时候，后面的宾语从句使用“should+动词原形”虚拟语气，should可以省略。句意：他们坚持要求下个星期他要参加那个典礼。A项前面省略了should，故A正确。