18. The hunter ____ down and ____ to the farmer that he had___ his gun against the tree.

A. lay, lied, laid　　　　 B. lay, laid, laid　　　　　　 C. laid, lay, lied　　　　 D. laid, lied, lay

17. How did the accident_____________? 　

A. come out　　　　　　　 B. come along 　　　　　　 C. come about　　　　　 D. come across

16. The boys arguing over whether to play baseball or football finally ___ by voting.

A. reached goals 　　 B. came to terms 　　　　 C. came to an end　 D. gave up

15. So many young men want to ___ writing.

A. take in　 　　　　　　　　 B. take up　 　　　　　　　　　 C. take over　　　　　　　 D. take off

14. He is too tired and his strength has __________. A. run out　　　　　　　　　　 B. used up　 　　　　　　　　 C. given up　 　　　　　　 D. been run out

13. -- It will _______determination and hard work to master a foreign language.

-- There is no doubt about it.

A. spend　 　　　　　　　　 B. cost　 　　　　 C. pay　　 D. take

12. Having ___________ the training of MS Company, he was ___________ an important position in management.

A. accepted; offered 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received; offered

C. offered; received 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received; accepted

11. Don’t ______ me in your quarrel.　 I have nothing to do with it.

A. involve 　　　　　　　　 B. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. contain　　　　　　　　　 D. introduce

10. As we joined the big crowd I got ______ from my friends.　

A. separated　 　　　　　 B. spared 　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. missed

9. The group of students went to the suburb, did some research work, and ________ the water in the river to see if it had been polluted.

A. proved　　　　　　　　　 B. boiled 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　　　 D. exchanged