The word to be used that best completes the statement would be "had been having." The word is considered at a past perfect continuous state. This state of the verb should be used when indicating an action that was continuously done in the past. Simply and the progressive tense of the verb by "had been."
Assuming that the bolded word is the one in all caps, then the answer would be D. "Consuming."
An activity that is consuming usually is difficult and takes a long time. Therefore it would be an appropriate replacement for the word "hard."
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Answer:
Open is a verb.
Explanation:
Open is a doing word. So, by process of elimination it is a verb...
