The personal income tax did not become permanent in the United States until the First World War; before that time the federal government was dependent on tariffs to be their main source of revenue.
the federal government was dependent on tariffs to be their main source of revenue
the federal government had depended on tariffs as its main source of revenue
tariffs were what the federal government was dependent on to be its main source of revenue
the main source of revenue for the federal government was dependent on tariffs
for their main source of revenue, tariffs were depended on by the federal government
before that time,提示使用过去完成时
C选项为什么不行呢?
因为 Before the time 不谢
我觉得选 past perfect是因为直到那一段时间 一直都depend on 所以要past perfect 以表明持续到那一刻