247. The narrow passage _______ the big mountain for one mile.

A. passes through        B. leads to                  C. leads on to              D. Reach

227. It is necessary that the question _______ at once.

A. should settle          B. be settled                    C. might be settled       D. would be settled

207. The captain_____________an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.

 A.made               B. said                    C. put                      D. Passed

187. Yesterday we had a long meeting which        four hours.

A. kept                   B. spent                   C. continued            D. Lasted

167. At this very moment, I _____ you had a very pleasant marriage.

A. wish                        B. host                         C. hope                        D. Expect

147. --- How long have you _____ friends?

    --- Five years. I made friends with him when we studied together in Beijing Institute of Technology.

made                B. been                    C. had                    D. Changed

127. The South African student always keeps in touch with his family by e-mail and never _____ to write to his mother.

A.fades                        B. declines                    C. fails                         D. Succeeds

107. The Curies are best known for ____ radium and they won the Nobel Prize in 1903.

A. discovering           B. inventing               C. finding                 D. Creating

87. People _______ round to get a better view of famous film stars.

A. crowded            B. combed              C. counted                D. come running

67. Many countries have sent up man-made communication satellites to _____ the earth, which is made possible for each household to use TV.

A. move                   B. round                     C. circle                       D. Go