单选题 I'd rather you ______ me before others knew it.
A. had told B. have told C. tell D. told

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】would:rather 后加从句,表示“某人情愿某事发生或没有发生”,是一种虚拟语气。对过去发生事情的一种虚拟假设,从句要用过去完成时态。