The rivers have __________，so they will have to spend much money irrigating the crops.
| A．dried up |
| B．built up |
| C．broken up |
| D．gone up |
The new dictionaries are very useful. They ________ well and ________ already .
| A．sell; have been sold out |
| B．sold; had sold out |
| C．sell; sell out |
| D．are sold; have been sold out |
The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________ in the mud all morning.
| A．has played | B．is playing |
| C．has been playing | D．was playing |
So many directors ________, the board meeting had to be put off.
| A．were absent | B．been absent |
| C．had been absent | D．being absent |
The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the ________ days to dry whatever is needed to dry before the next dry season.
| A．few last sunny | B．last few sunny |
| C．last sunny few | D．sunny last few |
— Would you lend me ________ paper to write ________ paper?
— Sorry, I haven’t any.
| A．any; some | B．any; a |
| C．a; some | D．some; a |