Question

【题目】Minister Bill De Blasio ______ in office fewer than 48 hours when he came face to face with his biggest challenge in his life.

A．has been B．had been C．would be D．is

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】考查时态。句意：比尔·白思豪部长上任不到48小时就得面对人生中最大的挑战。根据当他面对挑战时，发生在过去，而他上任发生在他面对挑战之前——过去的过去，故用过去完成时，故选B项。