Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, their descendants, popularly known as killer bees, had migrated as far north as southern Texas.
Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
In less than 35 years since releasing African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
In less than the 35 years since African honeybees had been released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
It took less than 35 years from the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, when
It took less than the 35 years after the time that African honeybees were released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then
二杀错。又选了c。 choice c: 'the 35 years since' implies that the present is 35 years after the release date. not only does this conflict with the meaning of the original, but it also renders the past perfect (from the underlined part) inappropriate: you'd need present perfect in this case. also, since the release is a point event, it would belong in the simple past.
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