The company wouldn’t decide to_________ dozens of its employees in spite of the sharp drop in sales.
| A．lay off | B．lay down | C．lay out | D．lay aside |
The proportion of elderly people increases in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who ________ previously.
| A．would die | B．had died |
| C．should have died | D．would have died |
The true traveler sets out to make an independent, unhurried journey to the unknown, travelling ________ few people have set foot.
| A．in which | B．what | C．when | D．where |
—________, I can attach no definite meaning to this rather grand sentence.
—Why not turn to your teacher for help?
| A．As hard I might try | B．Try hard as I might |
| C．As hard as I might try | D．Try as hard as I might |
While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you _____ your abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.
| A．while | B．when | C．and | D．but |
Last year alone, the temporary unemployment insurance lifted 2.5 million people out of poverty, and ________ the blow for many more.
| A．corrected | B．cushioned |
| C．compensated | D．corresponded |