He insisted that he the bike and therefore .
A. shouldn’t steal; shouldn’t be punished
B. hadn’t stolen; shouldn’t be punished
C. didn’t steal; wasn’t punished
D. not steal; not be punished
网友回答
A. shouldn’t steal; shouldn’t be punished
(答案→)B. hadn’t stolen; shouldn’t be punished
C. didn’t steal; wasn’t punished
D. not steal; not be punished
解析：本题考查动词用法。insist作“坚持认为”讲，用真实语气，作“坚持要求”，用should + V原形，should可以省略。句意：他坚持认为他没有偷自行车，因此坚持要求不应当受到惩罚。