He pretended ______ the problem, but he ______.
| A．to solve; lay | B．to have solved; lied |
| C．to have solved; laid | D．to solve; lied |
The number of people invited to the party ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.
| A．were; was | B．was; was | C．was; were | D．were; were |
The teacher asked Lucy _____.
| A．where she comes from | B．if she can speak English |
| C．whether Lucy can speak English | D．where she came from |
He _____ live in a remote village, but he ______ the life in the city quickly.
| A．got used to; used to | B．used to; got used to |
| C．got used to; was used to | D．used to; used to |
The sentence needs____ once more.
| A．explaining | B．to explain | C．being explained | D．explained |
He’ll never forget the years _______ he studied in Oxford University.
| A．where | B．on which | C．when | D．which |