You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ________ the books when you've finished with them．

A．put on

B．put down

C．put back

D．put off

After he became conscious, he remembered ________ and ________ on the head with a rod．

A．to attack; hit

B．to be attacked; to be hit

C．attacking; be hit

D．having been attacked; hit

Sarah, hurry up．I'm afraid you won't have time to ________ before the party．

A．get changed

B．get change

C．get changing

D．get to change

________ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy．

A．As

B．That

C．This

D．It

My advisor encouraged ________ a summer course to improve my writing skills．

A．for me taking

B．me taking

C．for me to take

D．me to take

I wish you'd do ________ talking and some more work．The things will become better．

A．a bit less

B．any less

C．much more

D．a little more

This is a very interesting book．I'll buy it ________．

A．how much may it cost

B．no matter how it may cost

C．however much it may cost

D．how may it cost

It wasn't until nearly a month later ________ I received the manager's reply．

A．since

B．when

C．as

D．that

Although she is considered as a great writer, ________．

A．her works are not widely read

B．but her works are not widely read

C．however her works are not widely read

D．still her works are not widely read

It is very difficult to ________ the meaning of a word without a context．

A．resolve

B．settle

C．determine

D．devote