They were ahead during the first half of the match, but they in the last five minutes．
A. were beating
B. beat
C. were beaten
D. had been beaten
网友回答
A. were beating
B. beat
(答案→)C. were beaten
D. had been beaten
解析：叙述过去的事情用一般过去时态，“打败某人”beat sb当sb作主语时用被动语态。 在上半场比赛中他们领先但是在下半场最后五分钟他们失败了。 选C