Not until we saw the manager did we know that the bank ________the company for the purpose of reducing its borrowings.
| A．took part in | B．caused damage to |
| C．put pressure on | D．drew attention to |
My brother is on a special _______ to lose ________weight.
| A．food; / | B．food; his |
| C．diet; / | D．diet; his |
She _______down her book and ________in bed.
| A．lay; laid | B．laid; lay |
| C．lay; lay | D．laid; laid |
There is little time left, so the chairman asked me to __my speech to 20 minutes.
| A．make | B．give | C．limit | D．explain |
Great changes _______ in his hometown in the last twenty years.
| A．were taken place | B．have taken place |
| C．have been taken place | D．took place |
--- How is the lecture going?
--- The lecture has ended. You’re ________.
| A．too much late | B．much too late |
| C．too late much | D．late too much |