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Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They _____ from South America on rafts.
A .must have sailed 
B. can sail 
C. might have sailed
D. should have sailed
C
考察虚拟语气。根据上文,没有人知道人们第一次是怎么到达这些岛上的。可知下文猜测的事情发生在过去以前,故需用过去完成时态。Must表示必须、一定;might表示可能;should表示应该。根据上文可知不是很确定,故选C,他们可能成木筏从南美洲过来。
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