—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
答案:D 解析: 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。