核心问题
With the rapid growth of population, the city ____ in all directions in the past five years. A. spreads B. has spread C. spread D. had spread(安徽高考,03 春 - 21) 答案为 B。但我至今不悟:明明是指过去的五年,为什么偏与现在完成时连用呢?
词典解答
见上条以及 before (adv.) , present perfect tense 。