单选题   Born in better times, he ______ credit to the profession of letters.
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查虚拟语气 本题考查含蓄虚拟式,born in better times暗含之意为if he had been born in better times,即从句是对过去的虚拟,则主句应用would have done构成虚拟,故选C。