一个英语时态题目

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一个英语时态题目
Floods and bad farming over the years ruined a land that ______ and made it miserably poor.
A.was once rich B.had once been rich C.have once been rich D.was once being rich
选哪个,详细讲下为什么

答案:B  解析:had been 发生在过去时(ruined)之前,故用过去完成时,如:He sang a song that had been popular for a long time.