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1.        Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women’s apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.

(A) its many problems had been the recent

(B) its many problems has been the recently

(C) its many problems is the recently

(D) their many problems is the recent（A）

(E) their many problems had been the recent

这句话看不懂.

不太明白，its指代什么，是不是seven-store。为什么不是said that it....呢？为什么用过去完成时呢？

he seven-store retailer said 主句过去时。

过去的过去是过去完成时。指代是seven-store.