The manager urged older staff ____early retirement and new staff _______ more time for work.
| A．take up; to set aside | B．took up; set aside |
| C．would take up; to lay aside | D．must take up; lay aside |
The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____people than she expected．
| A．so many | B．so much | C．many more | D．much more |
---Jenny, I think I’ll just have some coffee for a change．
--- _____．The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard．
| A．Change it, please | B．Never mind |
| C．With pleasure | D．Help yourself |
Before making any decision, ______ your family to find out which activities are most important to you.
| A．consult | B．contact | C．content | D．Concern |
After a long journey they arrived ______ in Naples, where they stopped to trade with the local people.
| A．at sight | B．at length | C．at random | D．at will |
I don’t quite understand what you are saying—could you be a bit more ______?
| A．eccentric | B．explicit | C．available | D．Skeptical |