问题
选择题
Life abroad was not easy for him, and it was several years before he ________ the whole community.
A．had been familiar with
B．got familiar with
C．have been familiar with
D．would be familiar with
答案
答案：B
考察时态，该句为before的句型，后面的时间状语从句要与前面的was保持一致。
句意为，国外的生活对他来说不容易，他用了好几年的时间才熟悉整个社区。