they realized the clock had stopped ------. A,before midnight B,after midnight 新概念2册第九课练习

亲，课内容是“ 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' 所以忠实于原文的理解是要选B的。

They realized (that) the clock had stopped after midnight. 时间状语是修饰主句”午夜之后他们意识到钟已经停了”