______ the whole morning, my daughter felt very tired.
| A．Reading | B．Having been read | C．To be reading | D．Having been reading |
Our monitor is the first person we can think of ________, for he is always willing to help ________ is in trouble.
| A．relying on; whoever | B．relying on; whomever |
| C．to rely on; whoever | D．to rely on; whomever |
At the feast for last year’s Academy Awards (the Oscars 2014), spring rolls was listed on the menu along with another popular Chinese dish – dumplings, enjoying worldwide ________.
| A．origin | B．performance |
| C．application | D．Fame |
Word came that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ________ for a tour of key states, after declaring her bid for US presidency in 2016.
| A．set up | B．set off |
| C．set down | D．set about |
My naughty niece ________ on the lawn ________ to me that she had ________ the purse on the table.
| A．laid; lying; laid | B．lay; lying; lied |
| C．lying; lied; lain | D．lying; lied; laid |
On April Fools’ Day, Westerners play tricks on each other on the basis of the rule for the jokes: they ________ be fun and ________ hurt anyone’s feelings.
| A．should; oughtn’t | B．can; mustn’t |
| C．must; shouldn’t | D．need; couldn’t |