It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out; otherwise hehis l

问题补充：

It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out; otherwise, hehis life.

A. had lost

B. would lose

C. would have lost

D. might lose

答案：

A. had lost

B. would lose

(答案→)C. would have lost

D. might lose

解析： 句意：很幸运小杰克在火灾爆发的时候不在家，否则他就会丧生了。这里的otherwise相当于一个虚拟条件句If little Jack had been at home when the fire broke out，可知是和过去情况相反，所以主句是would have done，选C。