When people finish reading the newspaper, they usually __ it away.

• A. throw
• B. lay
• C. toss
• D. place

Answer: (A)

Disposing of something you no longer need is commonly expressed with the phrasal verb throw away. In this sentence, the word usually signals a habitual action, so the natural completion is throw it away. While toss it away is also understandable, throw it away is the standard, most natural collocation for discarding something like a newspaper. The other options don’t fit the common usage here: lay it away isn’t a typical way to indicate discard, and place it away sounds awkward for this context.