The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .
| A．layout | B．layoff | C．layaside | D．laydown |
If you want to sell your product you must _____ it.
| A．advertise | B．advertise for | C．advertise on | D．advertise to |
—Shall I open the window to let some fresh air in?.
—No, ______.
| A．I'd rather not | B．I'd rather you not |
| C．I'd rather you didn't | D．I'd like not to |
Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ______ I could answer the phone.
| A．as | B．since | C．until | D．before |
Please tell me the way you thought of ______ the garden.
| A．take care of | B．to take care of |
| C．taking care of | D．how to take care of |
In New England, I made lots of friends ______ a very practical knowledge of the English language.
| A．get | B．to get | C．getting | D．got |