(2013·天津高考)If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he able to speak it much better now.
A. will be
B. would be
C. has been
D. would have been
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A. will be
(答案→)B. would be
C. has been
D. would have been
解析：选B 考查虚拟语气。句意：如果他以前花费更多的时间练习英语口语的话，他现在就能说得更好。此题考查混合条件句中的虚拟语气，根据语境和时间状语可知，从句是对过去情况的虚拟，主句是对现在情况的虚拟，故选B。