Question

—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He _________ for it for months.

A．is preparing	B．was preparing
C．had been preparing	D．has been preparing

Answer 1

D

D。根据句中的…will win the first prize in the final可知，决赛还没有举行，所以下文谈到的“准备”指的肯定是从过去一直持续到现在的情况，故用现在完成进行时。