Question

The teacher wanted to know ______.

1. A.
   why was he late for school
2. B.
   how he can answer this question
3. C.
   if he could finish them on time
4. D.
   whether his parents are strict with him

Answer 1

C
解析：
根據(jù)時(shí)態(tài)一致和陳述語(yǔ)序兩方面確定。主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞wanted是一般過去時(shí)，賓語(yǔ)從句也應(yīng)該用過去時(shí)的某種形式。A雖是過去時(shí)，但不是陳述語(yǔ)序；
B、D是陳述語(yǔ)序，但不是過去時(shí)，只有C是正確答案。