I there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.
A. would be
B. have been
C. had been
D. will be
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A. would be
B. have been
(答案→)C. had been
D. will be
解析：
C。由于set to work with the scientist这一动作发生在过去，而be there与set to work的先后关系是：be there在先，set to work在后。所以be there发生的时间属于“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时。