A. because they took place at night B. as a signal for the crowd to gather C. to give light to the auctioneer D. to limit the time when offers could be made 参考答案:D 答案解析:[参考译文]在拍卖现场点燃一支蜡烛——。 [试题分析]本题材是语义推理题。 [详细解答]文中第二段有“a short candle was lit by the autioneer,and