Once upon a time there was a poor old fisherman, in front of whose house _________.
| A．a river lay | B．did a rive lie |
| C．a rive did lie | D．lay a river |
When his father came into his room, Tom pretended _______ a book.
| A．to read | B．to have read | C．reading | D．to be reading |
Martin was sick with a strange fever; _______, he could neither eat nor sleep.
| A．as a result | B．after all | C．in a way | D．above all |
The company will be left in the _______ of the secretary when the manager is away.
| A．change | B．charge | C．need | D．place |
It was last night_______ Mr. Brown came back to his hometown from Africa.
| A．when | B．where | C．that | D．who |
To be an excellent runner, you must be prepared to _______ much hard work.
| A．go through | B．stand for | C．sort out | D．rely on |