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

To ________ telling lies, he asked his friend to help him cheat his parents．

A．get rid of

B．get away with

C．throw away

D．get down to

________ of food is in need nowadays in Africa．

A．A large number of

B．The amount of

C．A large amount of

D．Large amounts of

The little boy has not the ________ to lift the heavy box．

A．energy

B．force

C．power

D．strength

He had led everyone to ________ that his family was very rich．

A．believing

B．believe

C．be believed

D．be believing

－Your mother becomes more and more forgetful．

－Yes．She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it ________ in her coat pocket the next day．

A．turned out

B．turned on

C．turned over

D．turned up

I am looking forward to ________ your answer as soon as possible．

A．receiving

B．being received

C．receive

D．be received

－Who ________ it be that is knocking at the door?

－It ________ be Father, but I’m not sure．

A．can; must

B．can; may

C．must; can

D．may; must

Look at the ground, it is wet．It ________ last night．

A．must have rained

B．must rain

C．could have rained

D．may have rained

－Why is Mr．Li so happy this morning?

－Because he was honoured with a(n)________ for excellence in teaching．

A．present

B．gift

C．award

D．reward