Last night Bill returned from his office to find his sister______ unconsciously beside the sofa.

A .lying     B .laid    C. laying     D. to lie

 —How do you find your missing pen?

    —________.

    A. Quite by accident                                  B. I found it in my drawer

    C. It writes well                                        D. It was well kept by my father

 — Mum ,I need a new schoolbag.
    — But didn’t I buy you _____ three months ago?
  A. it     B. that        C. one             D. another

 —What caused the accident ?

    —It was my fault ,sir .I         to the left.

    A. ought not to have turned                    B. needn’t have turned

    C. shouldn’t turn                              D. couldn’t turn

 ______ I read Chicken Soup for the Soul, ______ optimistic and caring I become.
　　A. More; more   B. More; the more     C. The more; more     D. The more; the more

I hate ________when people talk with their mouths full.

A．it  B．that  C．these  D．them

 You can’t imagine the difficulty he ______onto the cliff and saving the boy in trouble.

A. had to climb          B. had climbed            C. had climbing       D. had on climbing

 She didn't attend the meeting yesterday. She had to ______an excuse to explain her absence.

A. take up                  B. give up                  C. make up                D. pick up

 —I'm ______the suggestion. How about you?

—Hard to say. I'll have to think it over.

A. in memory of   B. in demand of   C. in favour of                      D. in terms of

Dr. Peter Spence, ______headmaster of the school, told us , “______fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”

A. the ; The                     B. / ; The               C. / ; A                       D. a ; A