The boy ________ in the bed ________ to his friend that a cock laid an egg yesterday.

A. lay; lay　　 　　 B. lying; lay　 C. lying; lied　 　 D. lied; lying

It is not yet well understood _______ has made the rainforest disappear year by year.

　　 A. what　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. how

–You should have apologized to them for not ______ at the party.

　 --I ________ but they didn’t forgive me anyway.

　 A. coming up; did B. turning up; did C. showing up; should have D. appearing; should

The blind man _____ the elephant’s trunk. It ______ like a snake.

　 A. felt ; was feeling 　 B. felt ; felt

　 C. was feeling; felt 　 D. was feeling; was feeling

Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

　　A.understanding B.comprehensible C.comprehensive D.understandable

The media can often help solve problems and draw attention 　　　 situations 　　 help is needed.

A. in; that　　　 B. to; which　　　　　　 C. in; where　　 D. to; where

It is difficult to ______ the discussion with all this noise around us.
  A. carry about      B. carry on      C. carry off       D. carry through

The flowers_________sweet in the botanic garden (植物园) attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.?

A.to smell　　　　 B.smelling　　 C.smelt　　　　　 D.to be smelt

Their new pool made them the ______ (羡慕) of their neighbors.