I could hear the rain ____ against the windows.
| A．striking | B．defeating | C．beating | D．hitting |
. He _____ a visit to the factory and was warmly _____ by the workers there.
| A．took, welcome | B．took, welcomed |
| C．paid, welcome | D．paid, welcomed |
The girl ______ on the ground _____ to me that had _____ the purse on the desk.
| A．lying, lay, laid | B．lying, lied, laid |
| C．lie, lied, lay | D．lay, lied, lain |
The hens _____ 50 eggs last week, but this week they aren’t _____.
| A．lay, lying | B．laid, laying |
| C．lay, laying | D．lied, lying |
When she came several days later, she found that all things still _______ where she had _______ them.
| A．lay; laid | B．laid; laid |
| C．lay; lain | D．lying; lain |
I _____ him not to go abroad, but he wouldn’t listen.
| A．persuaded | B．tried to persuade |
| C．have persuaded | D．was persuaded |