The manager urged older staff ________ early retirement and new staff ________ more time for work．

take up; to set aside

took up; set aside

would take up; to lay aside

must take up; lay aside

________, Gao Xiaosong was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving on June 1．

A public figure as is he

Public figure as he is

Public figure he is as

A public figure as he is

It is ten years ________ I lived in Nanjing, so I know ________ about what it is like today．

since; nothing

that; everything

before; something

since; anything

Some of the old beliefs passed down from one generation to another ________ the present thinking．

agree with

deal with

put up with

come up with

David likes country life and has decided to ________ farming．

go in for

go back on

go through with

go along with

I ________ this business if my friend Ray ________ willing to act as my helper．

could not start; had not been

could never have started; was not

could never have started; had not been

could have started; were

With more than 17000 islands, ________ only 6000 are inhabited, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago(岛国)．

on which

for which

of which

along which

The first decade in the 21st century ________ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power．

witness

has witnessed

will witness

have witnessed

________, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job．Good wages．No experience necessary．”

Looking through the newspaper

While I was looking through the newspaper

To look through the newspaper

I was looking through the newspaper

On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ________ the luggage ________ on the floor, and ________ in the dark．

left; lied; disappeared

leaving; lying; disappeared

leaving; lie; disappeared

left; lay; disappear