Withthehusbandlaidoff,thecouplehadtosaveeverypennyto

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With the husband laid off, the couple had to save every penny to________the hard time.

A. survive　　 B. remove　　 C. deliver　　 D. tolerate

【解析】选A。句意:由于丈夫下岗, 这对夫妇不得不节省每一分钱, 度过艰难时期。survive sth. “从……中挺过来” , 符合句意, 故A项正确。