单项选择题

Just then he ______that the hen ______three eggs a day.

A.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>A. lied, lay </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
B.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>B. lied, laid </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
C.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>C. lay, laid D, laid, lay</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>