By the washing machine a pile of dirty clothes, and on the floor of the sitting room were newspapers, magazines and waste paper.
| A．laid | B．placed | C．collected | D．lay |
54. We should always keep ______ well-informed of the changing information.
| A．us | B．ours | C．ourselves | D．we |
55. Give the message to ______ is at the table.
| A．whomever | B．whosever | C．whatever | D．whoever |
56. I found _______impossible for _______to work out the maths problem.
| A．it; him | B．it; he | C．that; him | D．that; he |
57. Few pleasures can equal _____ of a cool drink on a hot day.
| A．some | B．any | C．that | D．those |
58. I hate ______ when people talk with their mouths full.
| A．it | B．that | C．these | D．them |