Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, ________

people will buy books and newspapers．

A．more and more

B．any the less

C．more or less

D．fewer and fewer

________ young in our village are now living ________ much more comfortable life than we did．

A．A;不填

B．The; the

C．A; a

D．The; a

The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage demand and accept a shorter working week ________．

A．in return

B．in all

C．in reality

D．in turn

Foreign teachers would like students to ________ ask questions, submit theories, or to debate any required reading material．

A．hopefully

B．gradually

C．truly

D．eagerly

People used to think beauty was ________ and that different cultures had different preferences．

A．ample

B．arbitrary

C．antique

D．apparent

It's a ________ coincidence that the day before his retirement, my English teacher will have been teaching for a total of forty years．

A．serious

B．cautious

C．curious

D．previous

He can't seem to ________ to a steady job; every two years or so he quits it, moves to another city and starts again．

A．settle down

B．settle in

C．settle up

D．settle on

In order to save the seriously wounded soldier, the doctor decided to ________ his left leg．

A．take away

B．take out

C．take up

D．take off

Considering the foggy weather, we can't ________ the possibility of the train coming late again．

A．predict

B．discount

C．decline

D．reserve

We ________ the shops and the post office as soon as we moved into the town．

A．located

B．assigned

C．delivered

D．placed