This will be a year of action, and that action should begin by extending unemployment insurance for Americans who were _______ in the economic slowdown.
| A．laid out | B．laid off | C．laid on | D．laid down |
When you study the local map, you'll find this town is ________.
| A．twice as larger as that one |
| B．twice as larger a town as that |
| C．twice as a large town as that |
| D．twice the size of that one |
Passengers are permitted to _________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
| A．carrying | B．carry |
| C．be carried | D．being carried |
You can’t rely________ him to pick you up. He is still a green hand.
| A．to | B．with | C．on | D．in |
It was with great joy_________ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found.
| A．because | B．which | C．since | D．that |
In short, ________ might be expected, in one of the world driest regions, the Near East is dominated by countries with low forest cover.
| A．it | B．that | C．as | D．what |