If only he ________ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now．

A．lay

B．had lied

C．had lain

D．should lie

How could they reach an agreement? Some said one thing, but ________ , ________．

A．other; another

B．others; another

C．others; the other

D．the others; others

Get off my back and stay ________ you belong．

A．whatever

B．there where

C．wherever

D．however

Messi's talents ________ in comparison with other football players．

A．stand out

B．make out

C．break out

D．set out

I can't find a single example where a government has successfully ________ the growth of illegal trade．

A．kept

B．defended

C．included

D．contained

Tommy, you ________ be hooked on the Internet all day．You ________ fall behind others in study．

A．can't; need

B．shan't; should

C．mustn't; may

D．needn't; can

I've been living in China for five years but my Chinese level is ________ as good as it should be．

A．not nearly

B．not almost

C．nothing but

D．not simply

The hip-hop singer is always drawing attention to issues that are usually ignored．That's ________ is so great about him．

A．that

B．what

C．all

D．how

He knows almost immediately she's the one who he ________．

A．had been searching

B．has been searching

C．has been searched for

D．has been searching for

Every summer, the beautiful town welcomes top buskers, or street performers, ________ they’re called, from all over the world．

A．as

B．that

C．which

D．what