[填空题]They were desperate for work, any work, which would help them to__________________(维持一家人的生活).

[单项选择]Were there any sections in it

[单项选择]They were at work when they received （　） SOS from （　）school, and they immediately started their police cars
A. the, the                
B. a, a 
C. an, a                 
D. the, a

[单项选择]People who work overtime at any job are more likely to sustain a work-related injury than those who work their regular hours.（　）
A. maintain
B. endure
C. support
D. suffer

[单项选择]Our （）were turned down without any discussion at the meeting.
A. prepositions
B. propositions
C. advices
D. proposes

[单项选择]If the bidding frenzy over Safeway were any indication, you’d think that big grocery stores had become luxury collectibles. Every one of Britain’s top retailers—Tesco, Wal-Mart owned Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys--are making a play for Safeway, which became a takeover target when sales started lagging at its 480 stores. But the real appeal of Safeway has little to do with the value of its stores: it’s about the land they sit on. There’s now so little property available for commercial development in Britain, or in Western Europe, that buying old stores is the fastest way to find space for new ones.
This explains why European retail is one of the few industries anywhere on the globe that have been generating a steady stream of dealmaking buzz. At a time when global mergers and acquisitions have fallen 81 percent from a 2,000 peak of $ 3.4 trillion, the Safeway deal has been generating headlines since January. The bids, which started at ￡22.9 billion, are now under review by Britain
A. it has a very good reputation among customers.
B. its stores have occupied a moderate acreage.
C. the takeover of it enables them to expand.
D. the takeover of it can make them the biggest retailer.

[单项选择]A lot of people were ready to work long hours because high unemployment meant that they could easily be______.
A. separated
B. appointed
C. transferred
D. replaced

[填空题]We were made (work)（）all night.