There () a hotel opposite the museum but it closed a long ti

There () a hotel opposite the museum but it closed a long time ago。A。was B。used to be C。had been选项是B。根据but it closed a long time ago。可知,the hotel现在不存在了。used to be 的意思是【过去有】,暗示现在没有了。had been是过去完成时,过去完成时的概念是【动作】发生在【过去】某一【动作】之前,即：过去的过去。there (used to) be和there had been不表动作,而是表【存在/有】,状态。