Question

—Ye Shiwen got the championship in the women's 400 meter individual medley at London Olympics.

—She fully deserves the title. She ________ for it for years.

A．is preparing B．was preparing

C．has prepared D．had been preparing

 

Answer 1

D

【解析】D 考察时态。她完全应该得到冠军，她之前已经为此准备了好几年了。因获得冠军这一倒装发生在过去，而准备的动作发生在过去的过去，故应该使用过去完成时表示动作在过去的某一时间之前就开始，一直延续到这一过去时间。