|Question 17Verbal

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After he finally watched North by Northwest (1959) at last year's annual film festival, the infamously disagreeable film critic wrote a scathing review. Before that, the film he least enjoyed        the more recent classic A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
had been
A
was being
B
has been
C
is
D