问题补充：
----So you’ve got the news?
----Yes, but I’d rather I .
A. hadn’t told about it
B. didn’t tell about it
C. were not told about it
D. hadn’t been told about it
答案：
A. hadn’t told about it
B. didn’t tell about it
C. were not told about it
(答案→)D. hadn’t been told about it
解析：考查虚拟语气：句意：--那么你已经知道这个消息了？--是的，但我宁愿没有被告知这个消息。Would rather后接句子时，句子谓语习惯上要用虚拟语气，具体用法为： 1．一般过去时表示现在或将来的愿望2. 用过去完成时表过去的愿望，这句话是表示过去的愿望，用过去完成时，而且是被动式。选D。
