If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will ___him ____ during the day.
| A．give; in | B．give; away | C．give; out | D．give; up |
The company had to______a number of workers because of the drop in sales.
| A．see off | B．take off | C．cut off | D．lay off |
Billy was the youngest boy on the hike, but he______with the others.
| A．kept up | B．turned up | C．caught up | D．drew up |
You’d better wash the shirt in cold water, or the color will______.
| A．lose | B．go | C．run | D．drop |
We have to______the costs of the new system against the benefits it will bring.
| A．compare | B．weigh | C．judge | D．consider |
Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic______.
| A．atmosphere | B．world | C．climate | D．condition |