单选题 I got the good news that they ______ in planting trees on the sandy hills.
A. have succeeded B. had succeeded
C. succeed D. were succeeding

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 我得到了一个好消息，说他们成功地在沙质的山丘上种植了树木。
[考点] 谓语动词的时态
[解析] “在山上成功植树”发生在“got the news”之前，因此要用过去完成时。故选B。