— Did you happen to hear the recent news?
—Yes, Alice the entrance examination, which I find hard to believe．
A. fails
B. had failed
C. failed
D. will fail
网友回答
A. fails
B. had failed
(答案→)C. failed
D. will fail
解析：考查时态。根据对话可知Alice failed the entrance examination指的就是the recent news，所以该动作是发生在过去的。句意为，你听到那个最近的消息了吗？---是的。爱丽丝没有通过入学考试，这我很难相信。