单选题 Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ______ to investigate the incident.

A. were set up
B. was set up
C. be set up
D. set up

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题考查虚拟语气的用法。句子中proposal(提议，建议)之后跟了—个同位语从句，从句中应使用虚拟语气，其构成是should+动词原形，should可省。C就是省略了should的虚拟语气。还要注意committee和set up之间是被动关系，所以应用被动语态。句意为：许多代表都支持他有关建立专门委员会来调查此次事件的提议。