In front of the farmhouse________.

A lay a peasant boy

B laid a peasant boy

C lie a peasant boy

D did a peasant boy lie

答案

A

解析

倒装句，农舍前躺着一个穷人。“躺着”动词原形是lie 词形变化是lie—lay—lain，用过去时，也就是lay，所以选A。