|Question 19Verbal

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Many works of the Roman historian Suetonius (1st century CE), including his book on miscellaneous topics, Pratum, have been lost to time. Antiquarians        to read one of Suetonius's extant works-not one known only through references to it by other authors, that is might instead procure a copy of his De vita caesarum, a biography of the Roman Empire's first leaders.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
hoped
A
hoping
B
have hoped
C
[Missing Choice D]
D