The lazy waiter ______ to his boss that he had ______ the table.
A. lay; laid B. lied; lay C. lied; laid D. laid; laid
_____ made the school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to the key university.
A. What; because B. What; that C. That; what D. That; because
When we were young, every evening my brother and I _____ stay at home waiting for my mother?
A. might B. would C. should D. could
— Are you satisfied with what he did? — No. It couldn’t have been .
A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worst
I hadn’t seen him for years but I _____ him at first sight.
A. realized B. spotted C. combined D. observed
The poor postman was fired before he could _____ his fault.
A. stand for B. change for C. prepare for D. account for
