The lazy waiter ______ to his boss that he had ______ the table.
| A．lay; laid | B．lied; lay | C．lied; laid | D．laid; laid |
No matter how __________ she brushed the old pot, she could not make it completely clean, which made her very upset.
| A．roughly | B．occasionally |
| C．instantly | D．thoroughly |
—Do you know this city very well?
—Yes. I ________ here for five years. It’s nice to be back again.
| A．have lived | B．lived |
| C．had lived | D．was living |
— So you gave your dictionary to Jane?
— _______. She said she’d return it to me as soon as she could afford to buy one.
| A．You bet | B．Not exactly |
| C．No doubt | D．My pleasure |
If anyone________ come, tell him I will be back in a few minutes.
| A．should | B．must | C．shall | D．may |
_______ is shown in the report, the living standard of the people in China has greatly improved over the past decades.
| A．what | B．which | C．as | D．who |