His novels sell best and have made him famous, but before that no one could have imagined how great a role he in the literary world．
A. had played
B. has played
C. is playing
D. was to play
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A. had played
B. has played
C. is playing
(答案→)D. was to play
解析：考查时态：句意：他的小说很畅销同时也让他名声大噪，但是在此之前，没有人能够想到他会在文坛上成为一个大家。说明在他出名前，没有人想象他会成为在文学领域有这样的影响，用过去将来时，选D。