–Has your father returned from Africa yet?
–Yes, but he here for only three days before his pany sent him to Australia.
A. has been
B. will be
C. would be
D. was
网友回答
A. has been
B. will be
C. would be
(答案→)D. was
解析：考查时态：句意：“他在这呆了三天之后就被公司派往了澳大利亚”，从句中的“?before his pany sent him to Australia.”中的“sent”显然就告诉我们这是过去的时间背景，这说明他现在不在这里。用一般过去时，应当选择D。