单选题 The chemistry class ______ for five minutes when we hurried there.
A. had been on B. was on
C. has been on D. would be on

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题测试的是时态。句子的意思是:“我们匆忙赶到那儿时,化学课已经上了五分钟。”“赶到那儿”为“过去”,“上课”则为“过去的过去”,所以“上课”的时态应用过去完成时。