285. He is ______ in his mind , so he is popular with us .

　　 A. cheerful　　 B. merry　　 C. glad　　 D. joyful

284. It ______ the old woman to have her young　 neighbour　 visit her .Even she was very happy for a whole day.

　 A. cheered　　 B. bored　　 C. troubled　　 D. comforted

283. Watching some professional videos in Google’s index _______ free software ______ at http://.

　 A. provide ; useful　　 B. requires ; available　 C. provides ; useful　 D. requires ; useful

282. ----- I’d like a table for six .

　 -----Sorry, Sir, but we　 don’t have any tables _______ right now .

　 A. unable　　 B. suitable　　 C. comfortable　 D. available

281. You’d better put away some money for old age . That is to say , to save money ______ a rainy day.

　　 A. by　 B. before　　 C. at　　 D. against

280. Because we were sailing ______ the wind ,we had great difficulty in getting to the opposite bank.

　　 A. with　 B. against　　 C. by　 D. at

279. We are told that “not” and “cold” are ______ terms.

　　 A. contrary　　 B. similar　　 C. same　　 D. different

278. -----He’s no use at all.　　 ----- ______, I have found him a great deal of use.

　　 A. Cenerally speaking　 B. Believe it or not　 C. First of all　 D. on the contrary

277. It’s very _______ that every time I try to ride a bicycle , I fell off.

　　 A. discouraged　　 B. discouraging　　 C. discouragement　　 D. being discouraged

276. It was late . He wondered whether it would be ________ to knock at the door of her room.

　　 A. proper　　 B. better　　 C. interesting　　 D. disappointed