Yahoo recently announced to ________ 2,000 employees, about 14% of the company’s workforce, aiming to save $375 million annually.
| A．take on | B．cut off | C．bring down | D．lay off |
She_______ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
| A．turned down | B．came across |
| C．took after | D．dealt with |
Mrs Mavis said the aliens took her away so that they could do research _______ her.
| A．on | B．for | C．about | D．with |
Mr Smith will not be able to attend his sons wedding ceremony, because he_______ an important speech.
| A．will be giving | B．has given |
| C．gives | D．will have given |
---The police have been______ the area for quite a long time.
---I’ve also noticed that. What have they been______?
| A．searching; searching |
| B．searching for; searching |
| C．searching; searching for |
| D．searching for ; searching for |
Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon_______ ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
| A．seemed | B．stayed | C．sounded | D．fell |