Not
until Dec. 2003 _____ caught by the US soldiers,
and it was a great victory for
the USA.
A.
was Saddam Hussein B. Saddam
Hussein was
C.
had Saddam Hussein been D. Saddam
Hussein had been
选A。 not until位于句首时,句子要部分倒装。
而时间状语Dec. 2003暗示了要用一般过去时,故此只能选A。
用过去时是因为until Dec. 2003 具体时间状语。这句话是个简单句:Saddam Hussein wasn’t caught by the U. S. soldiers until Dec. 2003.