Larry asks Bill and Peter to go on a picnic with him, but of them wants to, because they have work to do.
| A．either | B．any |
| C．neither | D．none |
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Look at the sign, Sir. We don’t permit _________ in the hall.
| A．smoke | B．to smoke | C．smoking | D．to have a smoke |
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— Do you know why the teacher asks for me?
— He wants you to _________ your absence(缺席) last night.
| A．account for | B．call for | C．reach for | D．send for |
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Sometimes she’d ask the driver to stop in front of a particular building and would sit _________ into the darkness, saying nothing.
| A．staring | B．glaring | C．watching | D．noticing |
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— His mother was ill and he had to look after her in hospital.
— That’s _________ he was absent from the meeting.
| A．because | B．what | C．why | D．which |
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. The naughty boy _________ to me that the hen _________there just now had _________ two eggs the day before.
| A．laid; laid; laid | B．laid; lay; lain | C．lied; laid; lai n |
D．lied; lying; laid |