I could have arrived much earlier but I in the traffic.A. would be caughtB. was caughtC.

问题补充：

I could have arrived much earlier, but I in the traffic.

A. would be caught

B. was caught

C. has been caught

D. had been caught

答案：

A. would be caught

(答案→)B. was caught

C. has been caught

D. had been caught

解析：考查虚拟语气和时态。根据I could have arrived much earlier说明本句是对过去的事情表示虚拟，而but后面使用陈述语气。故B正确。句意：我本可以早点到，但是我遇见了交通堵塞了。故B正确。