问题补充:
Up to now, thousands of red phone boxes, the old image of Britain, due to mobile phones.
A. removed
B. have removed
C. were removed
D. have been removed
答案:
A. removed
B. have removed
C. were removed
(答案→)D. have been removed
解析:答案:D考查动词时态和语态。根据时间状语up to now通常与现在完成时连用,故排除A、C两项;主语“thousands of red phone boxes”与动词remove之间构成动宾关系,所以用现在完成时的被动形式。故选D项。