________crime in this area has increased so much over the last 20 years?
| A．Why is it that | B．Why it is that |
| C．Why was it that | D．Why it was that |
The boy said that the fish his mother cooked tasted ______.
| A．good | B．well |
| C．to be good | D．to be well |
. He _____ a visit to the factory and was warmly _____ by the workers there.
| A．took, welcome | B．took, welcomed |
| C．paid, welcome | D．paid, welcomed |
The girl ______ on the ground _____ to me that had _____ the purse on the desk.
| A．lying, lay, laid | B．lying, lied, laid |
| C．lie, lied, lay | D．lay, lied, lain |
The hens _____ 50 eggs last week, but this week they aren’t _____.
| A．lay, lying | B．laid, laying |
| C．lay, laying | D．lied, lying |
When she came several days later, she found that all things still _______ where she had _______ them.
| A．lay; laid | B．laid; laid |
| C．lay; lain | D．lying; lain |