23. ------ Ian gave up playing the piano eventually.
-------It’s just_____of him to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest halfway through the course.
| A．normal | B．ordinary | C．common | D．Typical |
With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to be___.
| A．laid aside | B．laid up | C．laid out | D．laid off |
Why not describe what you saw that day___? It will surely help the police to find out who were to blame for the terrible accident.
| A．in order | B．in return | C．in detail | D．in charge |
Of these two basketball teams, the former come from the USA;the___come from England.
| A．late | B．later | C．latter | D．lately |
We met with a strong wind___by a heavy rain on our way home yesterday.
| A．company | B．accompanied | C．companion | D．companying |
I___swim when I saw a sign written by the police.
| A．was about to | B．would | C．was going to | D．was to |