Well, ________ nightfall I found myself ________ to sea by a strong wind．

A．towards…carried out

B．towards…carrying out

C．near… carried out

D．almost…carrying out

Mark Twain was ________ in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River．

A．brought in

B．brought up

C．brought out

D．brought down

Avatar is a wonderful movie and I want to see it ________ second time．

A．the

B．a

C．this

D．that

The boy ________ on the sofa ________ that the rooster ________ the eggs in the nest．

A．lied; lied; laid

B．lying; lied; laid

C．lay; lied; laid

D．lying; laid; lay

The beggar on the street is always cheating for money．and I could not have him ________ telling people ________ !

A．getting away with …lie

B．to get away with…lies

C．get away with…a lie

D．getting away with…lies

And from that day on， as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were gone．Mother ________ disappear into her sewing room to practice．

A．might

B．would

C．should

D．could

Who would you rather ________ the letter for you instead of your secretary．

A．type

B．have typed

C．have type

D．have to type

Coming into the room, I found them ________ at the table, ________ chess．

A．seated; playing

B．seating; playing

C．seat; play

D．seated; played

The song writer and music composer ________ to show up at the press conference next week．

A．are going

B．is going

C．will be

D．are

There was an ________ expression on her face when she came in．

A．amused

B．amusing

C．amuse

D．amusingly