1．Hong Kong held an election on March 25th and Liang Zhenying was elected as chief executive. (elect)
2．The competition was very fierce, so the most_competitive competitor,_Santorum (桑托勒姆) quit competing with others. (competitive)
3．It is not necessary to settle the issue of the young couple, so the judge advised them to make an outofcourt settlement. (settle)
