1._____ nice and delicious, the fried chicken was soon sold out.
A. Tasted
B. Being tasted
C. Tasting
D. To taste
2.As the stone was too heavy to move, I left it _____on the ground.
A. laying
B. lay
C. lying
D. lain
3.I was busy yesterday, otherwise I ___ your birthday party.
A. attended
B. had attended
C. would attend
D. would have attended
4.At the _____ of his followers, he agreed to remain in office.
A. suggestion
B. request
C. requirement
D. demand
5.Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _____ all their time.
A. takes away
B. takes in
C. takes over
D. takes up
6.After playing for a while, the children were made to _____ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off
B. put away
C. put down
D. put up
7.If you have no idea how to pronounce the word correctly, you may _____ the dictionary.
A. refer to
B. deal with
C. bring about
D. look up
8.On the long journey, Tom _____ a most interesting guide. We all had a good time.
A. practised
B. behaved
C. proved
D. conducted
1.C。题中taste作连系动词。D项表示“目的”不合题意。
2.C。此处用lying 意为“平躺,平放”,构成leave sb.doing sth.结构; lay作及物动词时,意为“放;下蛋等”。
3.D。虚拟语气，与过去事实相反的假设。
4.B。at the request of 根据……的要求。
5.D。take up占(空间、时间等);开始从事;take away拿走;夺走;使离开;使消失;take in改小;领会;理解;take over接收;接管。
6.B。put away收起来;储蓄; put off延期; put down写下;镇压;put up举起;张贴;公布;为……提供食宿。
7.A。refer to参考;提到;指。look up作“查阅”讲时,宾语是单词、短语等内容而不是字典等工具书。
8.C。prove (to be) + 名词/形容词意为 “证明是……”。