When the old man recalled the old hard times, he always said, “ It was the first time that

When the old man recalled the old hard times, he always said, “ It was the first time that I a full meal. I remembered it forever.”
A. have eaten
B. had eaten
C. were eating
D. ate

A. have eaten(答案→)B. had eatenC. were eatingD. ate解析：考查时态，固定句型It be the first time that…后面的时态用完成时，现在完成时还是过去完成时取决于前面的be动词，如果是is就用现在完成时，如果是was就用过去完成时。句子意思“当老人回想起旧的艰苦岁月时，他总是说第一次吃饱饭，他会永远记得”，所以选B

这个答案应该是对的