The manager urged older staff ____early retirement and new staff _______ more time for work.
A. take up; to set aside              B. took up; set aside   
C. would take up; to lay aside        C. must take up; lay aside

He was going to drive but then         his mind and took the bus.

Don’t believe what he said.His story is         nothing.

A team of nurses ________ the doctor in performing the operation on the boy wounded in the earthquake.

--What on earth are the police busy with?
---They have been looking into how the plane crash _______.

—How does he get to work?   —He      a bike.
—How long does it       him to get from home to the office?
—It           him 20 minutes.

Judy        a stomachache, so she      eat anything for twenty-four hours. 

I would be happier if you did more studying while you are free, but you ___________.

The deadline for applications is 30 April. Do you think you can ______ it?

Having retired from his business, he now ________ himself with the welfare of the disabled.