21.(05安徽27)
The manager had fallen asleep where he ，without undressing.
A.was laying B.was lying C.had laid D.had lied
答案 B
解析 此题考查单词lie和lay的词形变化。句意为：经理在他刚才躺的地方睡着了，没有脱衣服。当“躺”或“位于”讲时，原形动词为lie，过去式和过去分词分别是lay，lain，现在分词是lying。此处用的是过去进行时态was lying，其他词形都不正确。
20.(05湖北31)
They started off late and got to the airport with minutes to .
A.spare B.catch C.leave D.make
答案 A
解析 to spare是固定短语，意为“剩余的”。句意为：他们动身晚了，到达机场时只剩下几分钟了。
19.(05福建23)
If anyone happens to drop in while I am out， him or her leave a message.
A.have B.get C.ask D.tell
解析 动词get，ask和tell后需接带to的不定式作宾语补足语，而have是使役动词，其后接不带to的不定式作宾补；由题干中的动词原形leave可知have符合题意，故选A项。
18.(05浙江3)
The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without his notes.
A.bringing up B.referring to C.looking for D.trying on
解析 考查短语动词的意义辨析。bring up养育，抚养；提出；呕吐；refer to谈及，涉及；查阅，参考；look for寻找；try on试穿。句意为：总裁在这次商务会议上发表了近半小时的讲话，而没有参看他的笔记。
17.(06陕西14)
With no one to in such a frightening situation，she felt very helpless.
A.turn to B.turn on C.turn off D.turn over
解析 turn to求助于；turn on打开(开关、电源等)；turn off关掉(灯等)；turn over翻身，翻转。
16.(06四川25)
-The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
-Don’t worry.We have already two thirds of it.
A.got down B.got through C.given in D.given away
解析 get through做完。
15.(06广东25)
I was still sleeping when the fire ，and then it spread quickly.
A.broke out B.put out C.came out D.got out
解析 break out发生，符合题意；put out扑灭；come out，get out出来。句意为：火灾发生时，我正在睡觉……。
14.(06广东24)
The traffic lights green and I pulled away.
A.came B.grew C.got D.went
答案 D
解析 go green表示转变、转换。
13.(06江苏25)
- Are you going to have a holiday this year?
- I’d love to.I can’t wait to leave this place .
A.off B.out C.behind D.over
答案 C
解析 考查动词短语的辨析。leave off使停止；不再使用；leave out省去，略去；遗漏；leave behind把……丢在后面；遗留；leave over留下，剩下。由句意“我很想(度假)，我迫不及待地想离开此处(把此处抛在脑后不管”知C项正确。
12.(06安徽33)
- Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much.
- If you buy three pairs，the price for each will to three fifty.
e down B.take down C.turn over D.go over
解析 come down下降，下来；take down把……拆开；turn over翻转，翻身；go over复习；仔细检查。