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 |