---Why were you so late for yesterday’s party?
---I hired a taxi after work to hurry there, but when I was _____ at a cross road, I found that I got lost.
| A．dropped out | B．dropped off | C．put out | D．put off |
二．词汇与语法知识。（每小题1分，共15 分）
Great changes_______ in the rural areas in the last two decades.
| A．have taken place | B．took place | C．have been taken place | D．are happening |
----Would you like me to fetch you something to read?
-----_______.
| A．Go ahead, please | B．No problem |
| C．You’re welcome | D．That would be nice |
. Jack was born in a small village and _______ in the poor family.
| A．was brought up | B．was grown up | C．brought up | D．was taken up |
-----It’s wrong of a student to follow whatever his teacher says.
-----It’s true. I can’t agree______.
| A．any | B．more | C．much | D．some |
-----Would you mind me smoking here?
------ ______. It’s non-smoking area here.
| A．Yes, please | B．I’m afraid I’ve to say yes |
| C．No, please | D．No, you can’t |