17. --- Will someone go and get Mr. White?

--- He’s already been ____ .

A.asked for                  B. sent for                   C. called for                 D. looked for

287. The clear colorless liquid that falls as rain, fills lake and rivers, and is necessary for life to exist is______.

A. oxygen                 B. petrol                    C. water                    D. Flood

267. When he was very young, he made up his mind to be a doctor. Which of the following words can not be used instead of the underlined word?

 A. tailor                            B. translator                  C. Tibetan                  D. Tourist

247. He found it quite impossible to learn _____ well in less than 6 months so he registered for the next semester(term).

A. Russian                 B. Russians                C. Russia                    D. Russias

227. Christopher Marlore (1564—95) was a writer belonging to ______of Shakespeare.

A. the period              B. a time                    C. an age                    D. Day

207. After a few days’ hard work, the workers have broken the neck of the project. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. the workers have damaged the project

B. the workers have delayed the project

C. the workers have got rid of the project

D. the workers have finished the most difficult part of the project.

187. The actor is very forgetful. He often forgets his_____and his group can’t work regularly.

A. line                    B. litter                    C.  license                D. Lines

167. Which of the following words does not belong to the same category? _____

A. institute                   B. college                     C. information desk              D. Institution

147. If a beard is a sign of smartness, the _____ will be a Socrates (苏格拉底). (prov.)

A. sheep                       B. lamb                        C. goat                         D. God

127. Young people usually have more energy than the old. The underlined word probably means _____.

A. power                    B. trouble                   C. force                     D. Spirit