On a hot afternoon the farmer down under a tree and soon fell asleep..A. laidB. lainC. l

问题补充：

On a hot afternoon, the farmer down under a tree and soon fell asleep..

A. laid

B. lain

C. lied

D. lay

答案：

A. laid

B. lain

C. lied

(答案→)D. lay

解析：动词词义辨析题。句意：在一个炎热的下午这个农夫躺在树下很快睡着了。根据题中的fell可知要用一般过去时态，lay为lie（躺）的过去式故选D。