he will return to his native land.
A. It is long before that
B. It is before long that
C. It won’t be long before
D. It will be long before that
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A. It is long before that
(答案→)B. It is before long that
C. It won’t be long before
D. It will be long before that
解析：考查强调句型。本题强调的是时间状语before long不久以后；句意：不就以后他就会回到他的祖国了。强调句型的基本结构为It is/was被强调成分that/who其它成分；其最大的特点就是去掉it is/was…that/who…句子仍然成立。要注意强调句型能强调除谓语动词以为的所有的句子成分。在考查的时候，经常会把强调句型和定语从句结合在一起考查，要注意分析句子的成分。故B正确。