By the 16th century, Austria . . . . . . . . so large that its emperor . . . . . . . . all of modern Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Spain as well as parts of Italy and Yugoslavia.
A. has become/ruled
B. was becoming/has ruled
C. was going to become/rule
D. had become/was ruling
E. becomes/has been ruling
Answer: Option D
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