--Why has he been staying at home these days?
--He since a month ago.
A. has been out of work
B. was out of work
C. has lost his work
D. had left from his work
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(答案→)A. has been out of work
B. was out of work
C. has lost his work
D. had left from his work
解析：答语中有since引导的时间状语，限定了句中的动词为持续性动词。