(单选题)

He had lived in this city I moved here. But I hear that he will leave this city .

A.long before; before long

B.before long; before long

C.long before; long before

D.before long; long before

参考答案：A

参考解析：

考查词义辨析其他。句意：在我搬到这里之前，他就已经住在这个城市很久了。但我听说他很快就会离开这座城市。long before意为“很久以前”；before long意为“不久以后”。故选A。

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He had lived in this city ______ I moved here. But I hear that he will leave this city ______.