单选题 Were it not for television, we ______ things that are happening in other places.
A. can not see B. will not see
C. could not see D. did not see

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 基础语法题。此处涉及虚拟语气的用法，"Were it not for television"实际上是省略了"If"的非真实条件句，其时态为过去时，表示与现在事实相反；那么其表示结果的句子自然为"would/should+动词原形"，"could not see"为正确选项。因此答案为[C]。