The boy ________ when he said that he ________ the eggs ________ by the hen in the closet before he ________ down to have a rest．

A.was lying, had laid, laid, lay

B.had laid, lay, laid, was lying

C.lay, was lying, lain, lay

D.laid, lay, lain, lies

答案及解析： A

解析：

此题考查lie躺-lay-lain-lying；

lie说谎-lied-lied-lying；

lay放,下蛋-laid-laid-laying。句意为“当那男孩说在他躺下来休息之前把母鸡下的蛋放到柜子里去了时，他在撒谎”。