Question

【题目】Tony got up late, the meeting_____ for 20 minutes by the time he arrived.

A.has been onB.had begunC.had been on

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：托尼起床晚了，到他到达时，会议已经开了20分钟了。

考查时态。根据“for 20 minutes by the time he arrived”可知此处用过去完成时，根据begin是点动词，瞬间动词不能与一段时间连用，应变成相应的延续性动词；这句话可用“be on”，故选C。