The hens _____ 50 eggs last week, but this week they aren’t _____.

    A. lay, lying           B. laid, laying

    C. lay, laying          D. lied, lying

A red sky in the morning ______ to be a sign of bad weather.

    A. says                B. is saying

    C. has said            D. is said

  —I don’t like chicken _______ fish.

    —I don’t like chicken, _______ I like fish very much.

    A. and, andB. and, but

    C. or, butD. or, and

I feel ____ that he is perfectly _____ of taking care of himself .

A. strong ; capable  B. strongly ; capable  C. strong ; able   D. strongly ; able

The English majors , most of ____ girls, seldom win in sports competitions .

A .those       B. whom      C. them          D. who

It is quite apparent that the aging population in China will cause _____ heavy pressure on ____ whole society in the future .

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

--- It’s thirty years since we last met .

  -- But I still remember the story , believe it or not , ___ we got lost on a rainy night.

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

（2010·安徽合肥高三第一次教学质量检测） 26. – Sorry, I can' t return your book today because I am only half way through it.

–        . I have plenty of other books to read.

A. Take it easy          B. No wonder       

C. Take your time       D. No doubt

（2010·安徽合肥高三第一次教学质量检测） 32. Luckily ______ to be no one under the tree when it broke down.

A. it happened           B. there happened       

C. there used     D. it had

（2010·山东淄博高三二模）    28. Is it, in your opinion, possible __________ new measures will be taken to improve the terrible traffic?

A. whether            B. what          C. when         D. that