题目

阅读下面的文言文，完成下面小题。答茅鹿门①知县二（明）唐顺之熟观鹿门之文，及鹿门与人论文之书，门庭路径，与鄙意殊有契合；虽中间小小异同，异日当自融释，不待喋喋也。至如鹿门所疑于我本是欲工文字之人，而不语人以求工文字者，此则有说。鹿门所见于吾者，殆故吾也，而未尝见夫槁形灰心之吾乎？吾岂欺鹿门者哉！其不语人以求工文字者，非谓一切抹杀，以文字绝不足为也。虽其绳墨②布置，奇正转折，自有专门师法；至于中一段 ______ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung. A. Was he given up                    B. Had he given up   C. Did he give                           D. If he gave up