Without the work of scientists and inventors before him, Thomas Edison （）so much.
A、
didn't achieve
B、
wasn't able to achieve
C、
wouldn't have achieved
D、
shouldn't have achieved
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：
没有在他之前的科学家和发明家的工作，托马斯·爱迪生不可能取得如此大的成就。考查虚拟语气，Without与过去事实相反时，谓语动词用would/could/might (not) have done sth.，故选C。
