The store had to     a number of clerks because sales were down.

A. lay out   B. lay off C. lay aside   D. lay down

Readers can   quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get over   B. get in   C. get along  D. get through

the trees in that thick forest are so dose together that there is hardly any room to move  them.

A. between   B. in   C. among   D. across

It is     impossible.

A. very  B. quite   C. rather  D. fairly

.—Is there anyone who is gong the Great Wall?

 _______

A. None    B. No one   C. No    D. Not any

．It is very difficult to     his mind because he is always changing his mind.

A. see  B. read   C. understand  D. find

--Shall we discuss the problem at the meeting today?

  ---We’d better not.   ,the problem isn’t so burning. What’s more, the manager won’t be back until tomorrow.

A. Begun with  B. Beginning with  C. To begin with   D. Being begin with

He works in a factory now, but he   on a farm for 20 years.

A. worked   B. has worked      C. had worked  D. had been working

As a famous Chinese saying  , he who doesn’t reach the Great Wall isn’t a true man.

A. means  B. goes   C. speaks   D. works

He     20 dollars for his old bike the other day.

A. paid  B. took   C. spent   D. offered