2.The flowers were so lovely that they in no time. A. soldB. had been soldC. were soldD.

问题补充：

2.The flowers were so lovely that they in no time.

A. sold

B. had been sold

C. were sold

D. would sell

答案：

A. sold

B. had been sold

(答案→)C. were sold

D. would sell

解析：由语境逻辑可以推出该空表示“过去被销售”，因此应填一般过去时被动语态动词形式were sold。