2019年mpa考试英语真题——名词111

{01}John and I _____ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _____ each other a couple of times before that. A.had been; have seen B.have been; have seen C.had been; had seen D.have been; had seen 解析：第一空为现在完成时，与一段时间状语连用（for eight years）;第二空：在一次晚会上认识之前就见过，上是“过去的过去”的一个动作，帮选D。
本题选D。
{02}I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago. A.are going B.had been C.went D.have been 解析：本题考查动词的时态。句子意义为“我对意大利多少知道些，因为我和妻子几年前去过那里。”所以要用动词的过去时。
本题选C。