问题
选择题
一Why do children hang stockings over the fireplace for presents?
一As the story goes, to help a poor family, Father Christmas threw a small bag of gold down the chimney and it fell into a stocking that_up to dry over the fireplace.
A.hung
B.had hung
C.was hanging
D.was hanged
答案
C
题目分析:句意:为什么孩子把长筒袜挂在壁炉上面放礼物?--正如故事说的,为了帮助穷人,圣诞老人会顺着壁炉扔下一袋金子,它会落在壁炉上面的长筒袜里面。因为是讲述故事里面的事情,从前面的句子:Father Christmas threw a small bag of gold down the chimney and it fell into a stocking可知长筒袜是当时正悬挂在壁炉上方,所以用过去进行时,选C。