---- How is the old man now? ---- Sorry he though they did all they could to save him.A.

问题补充：

---- How is the old man now?

---- Sorry, he though they did all they could to save him.

A. was dead

B. had died

C. has been dead

D. died

答案：

A. was dead

B. had died

C. has been dead

(答案→)D. died

解析：根据句意说到Sorry和后面的尽管他们尽是最大努力去救他，可知这里要用一般过去时。