In the past few years there great changes in my hometown. A. have beenB. wereC. had beenD.

问题补充：

In the past few years there great changes in my hometown.

A. have been

B. were

C. had been

D. are

答案：

(答案→)A. have been

B. were

C. had been

D. are

解析：句意：在最近的几年里在我的家乡有了巨大的变化。There be句型表示“某地(或某时)存在有某人(或某物)，而并非某地(某人、某物或某时)拥有什么东西”，句中有若干个名词作主语，动词be常与后面主语中的第一个名词在数上一致。In the past few years现在完成时态的标志词。there be句型的现在完成时态结构是 there have been 。故选A