大全 E-5

5.     In 1922, when Truman was almost forty years old, he was living in his mother-in-law’s house, watching the haberdashery store he opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced a future with no visible prospects.

(A) opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced

(B) opened three years earlier go bankrupt and faced

(C) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he was facing

(D) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and facing（D）

(E) was opening three years earlier going bankrupt, and facing

选D，而不选C的原因在于D比C简洁吗？