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By the time he was twelve, Edison ________ to make a living by himself .
A.would beginB.has begunC.had begunD.was begun
C
时态题。By the time +过去时,主句谓语用过去完成时态 选C。 句意:到爱迪生十二岁时他已开始自己谋生了。
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