单选题
The mayor said that he would not attend the meeting himself, but his secretary would come instead.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] would在此处是will的过去式,表示“将会…”,而不是表示一种意愿;attend the meeting himself意思是“亲自来参加会议”;his secretary would come instead意思是“他的秘书将代他来”,在本句中,显然是指“他的秘书将代他来参加”,可以把“参加”补充上去,使句子意思更加完整。