John and I friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party.

问题补充：

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

答案：

A. had been; have seen

B. have been; have seen

C. had been; had seen

(答案→)D. have been; had seen

解析：考查时态：句意：约翰和我已经做8年的朋友了。我们第一次见面是在圣诞节晚会上，但之前我们见过几次。第一空是表示过去到现在做8年时间的朋友，用现在完成时，第二空是指在圣诞节见面前，以前见过，用过去完成时。选D。