I would not have minded the difficulty of the work if the pay had not been so poor. I the

问题补充：

I would not have minded the difficulty of the work if the pay had not been so poor. I the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour.

A. paid

B. had paid

C. had been paid

D. was paid

答案：

A. paid

B. had paid

C. had been paid

(答案→)D. was paid

解析：由条件状语从句表对过去事实的假设语气可知，“我被支付当时的最低工资——1小时2美元” 应是过去的实际情况。pay同I之间存在被动关系。