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

As you know, it is my duty to ________ my younger sisters from being hurt when they are in danger.

　 A. prevent　　　 B. save　　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. protect

Beyond___________ stars，the astronaut saw nothing but ___________　　　　 space.

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

—I hear you and Francis will spend your vacation in Nepal next spring.

—Yes, we are planning ________.

A. to    B. to be   C. it   D. to do it

________with a difficult situation，Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.

A．To face B．Having faced

C．Faced D．Facing

Make sure the gas is turned off after a bath, which would ________cause danger.

　 A. somehow　　 B. meanwhile

C. otherwise　　　 D. furthermore

My money ______, so I’ll go to the bank to fetch some in case.

　　 A. has run out　　 B. has run out of　　 C. is running out　　 D. is running out of

Water costs money．In some places water is hard 1 ．What 2 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 3 ．

　　Very 4 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 5 ．The water it used was 6 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 7 live in the town， 8 　water was needed．Now water　 9 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 10 money．

　　The town 11 a plan．It found 12 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 13 many ways．Five 14 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go　 15　 ．They 16 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 17 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 18 ．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 19 ．The town that saved 20 water has saved the town！

　　1．A．supplying B．getting　 C．to get　　 D．to supply

　　2．A．happens 　 B．happening C is happened D．happened

　　3．A．key　　 B．answer　　 C answering D．way

　　4．A．little　　 B．a little　 　 C．few　 　　D．a few

　　5．A．of itself B．of its own 　 C．for its own D for itself

　　6．A．fetch　 　 B．take　　　 C．brought in　 D．guided

　　7．A．come to　 B．came to　 C．coming to　 D．came for

　　8．A．many B．plenty of　 C．more 　　 D．many more

　　9．A．has 　　B．had 　 　　C．must 　 　　 D．needed

　　10．A．many　 B．a few　 　 C．a great many D．a lot of

　　11．A．put 　 　 B．made 　 　 C．supply　　　 　 D．noticed

　　12．A．a way　 B．ways 　C．an answer　 D．a key

　　13．A．for　 B．by　 　 C．at　　 D．in

14．A．man-making　　 B．man-make C．man-made D．man made

　　15．A．boating　 B．to boat　 C．to boating 　 D．on boating

　　16．A．must　　 B．could　　 C．needed　 　 D．had to

　　17．A．as　　 B．with　　 　 C．for　　　　 D．to

18．A．water enough B．enough water　 C. crops enough D．enough crops

　　19．A．off　 B．of　　 C．away　 D．out of

　　20．A．it’s B．its 　 C．one’s 　 D．his