The reporters exposed the corruption (腐败) of several high officials in the government;
as a result, they to resign from office.
A. asked
B. were asked
C. had been asked
D. have asked
网友回答
A. asked
(答案→)B. were asked
C. had been asked
D. have asked
解析：由句意可知，they与ask之间为被动关系，且ask发生在exposed之后，故用一般过去时的被动关系。