32. In 1759 the French army ___ by the British army and the latter ___ the city of Quebec.

A. defeated; seized 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. defeated; were seized

C. was defeated; seized　 　　　　　　 D. was defeated; were seized

28. We never believe him for he is always ___ . A. laying　 B. lieing　 C. lying　 D. laid

27. These oranges taste___ . A. good　 B. well　　 C. to be good　 D. to be well

26. He was punished because he __ . A. told a lie　 B. said a lie　 C. spoke a lie　 D. gave a lie

25. The town ___ to the east of us.　 A. lays　 B. lies　 C. lied　 D. lie

24. If the tobacco companies want to remain in the business, they have to ___ more young people to begin smoking.　 A. hope　 B. encourage　 C. discourage　 D. wish

22. You’ve forgotten to __ your note-book here again. Please ___ it right away.　

　　　 A. bring; fetch　　　　　　　 B. take; fetch　 C. bring; take　 D. fetch; fetch

20. No dictionary can ___ all the English idioms.　 A. tell　 B. show　 C. say　 D. cover

19. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in a lot of different hotels, and nothing else __ this one.　 A. wins　　　　 B. matches　　　　　 C. makes　　　　 D. takes

18. I tried to ___ him to give up smoking, but I failed. A. ask　 B. let　 C. persuade　 D. cause