问题补充：
Life abroad was not easy for him, and it was several years before he the whole community.
A. had been familiar with
B. got familiar with
C. have been familiar with
D. would be familiar with
答案：
A. had been familiar with
(答案→)B. got familiar with
C. have been familiar with
D. would be familiar with
解析：考察时态，该句为before的句型，后面的时间状语从句要与前面的was保持一致。
句意为，国外的生活对他来说不容易，他用了好几年的时间才熟悉整个社区。
