This company is going to ________some 160 employees because of the drop in sales.
A. lay off B. lay aside C. lay down D. lay out
Our teachers do believe that all the students in our school will do well in the coming college entrance examination, _______?
A. don’t theyB. will theyC. won’t theyD. do they
—So when did you meet Joan?
—It was last Sunday _______ she came to visit my sister.
A. thatB. sinceC. whenD. Before
—What do you think of Mrs. Smith?
—She is _______ of a good housewife, for her children’s room is always a terrible mess.
A. nobodyB. somebodyC. somethingD. nothing
—Would you like to join us in the barbecue this Friday afternoon?
—Sorry, _______.
A. I’d love toB. I’ll be tied up thenC. it all dependsD. I’m not interested
The charity sale our school organizes every year has taught us much. _______ we would never have learned it in class.
A. ThereforeB. MeanwhileC. OtherwiseD. Instead
