From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: Until I heard him myself, I ................imagined th...

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Until I heard him myself, I ................imagined that he said that

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The correct option is "could not have." The sentence talks about the speaker hearing something directly from someone else, and they were surprised by what they heard. Using "did not" would indicate a straightforward denial of hearing it, which doesn't fit the context. "Should not have" and "will not have" also don't fit the context. "Could not have" suggests that the speaker was not aware of what was said until they heard it directly, and it was not something they had imagined.