—why, James, you look so tired!
---Well, I the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. was painting
B. will be painting
C. have painted
D. have been painting
网友回答
A. was painting
B. will be painting
C. have painted
(答案→)D. have been painting
解析：考查时态。句意：为什么：詹姆斯，你看起来这么累！——嗯，我一直在装饰房子，并且明天我必须完成这个工作。结合语境可知本句描述的是现在以前一直在进行的动作，用过去进行时态，强调的是对现在的影响，故选D。