Question

When I got there, the meeting _____ for ten minutes.

A. has been on
B. had begun
C. had been on
D. has begun

Answer 1

答案C
考查动词与时态。因为for ten minutes是一段时间，所以与延续性动词连用，排除BD。根据句意可知本句使用过去完成时。句意：当我到那儿的时候，会议已经进行了10分钟了。