After the war, the American soldiers returned home, .
A. safely and tiring
B. safety and tiring
C. safe and tiring
D. safe but tired
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A. safely and tiring
B. safety and tiring
C. safe and tiring
(答案→)D. safe but tired
解析：考查形容词用法。本题中的形容词safe和tired是对句子主语the American soldiers进行修饰。因为主语是人，所以使用过去分词转换的形容词tired修饰。Tiring令人疲惫的，是现在分词转换的形容词，通常修饰事物；句意：战争以后，那些美国士兵回到了家乡，安全了但是却很疲惫。故D正确。