【题目】American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".
A.were spendingB.spentC.are spendingD.have spent
在线课程【答案】C
【解析】
考查时态。句意：美国的父亲们用在陪他们孩子身上的时间比之过去的几年多了两倍，因为一个刚刚兴起的名字“失业”。根据句意较之“ used to in years past”可见当前这种状态正在发生着，故选择现在进行式，答案为C。