191. Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his 　　　　seemed to change.

　 　A. chance　　　 　　　　　 B. success　　　 　　　　 C. way　　　 　　　　　　　 D. luck

190. What impressed me most was that they never 　　　　even when they failed once again.

　 A. lost hearts　　 　　　　　 B. lost their heart　　 　 C. lost heart　　 　　　　　 D. lost their hearts

189. “ 　　　　” is a word in British English, which has the same meaning as “truck” in American English, such as: “lift/elevator”, “autumn/fall” and “luggage/baggage”.

　 A. Lorry　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Carriage　　　 　　　　 C. mini-bus　 　　　　　　 D. Coach

188. The truck is carrying a 　　　of bananas.　 All these will be sent to the north of China.

　 A. loaf　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. lid　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. load　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. burdens

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

186. The post-graduate wants to be a part-time 　　　in the capital library where he can read some rare and precious books.

　 　 A. library　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. librarian　　　 　　　　 C. assistant　　　 　　　　 D. help

185. When I was at school, I had to learn a Tang poem by 　　　　each week.

　 　　 A. ear　　　　 　　 　　　 B. mouth　　　　 　　　　 C. heart　　　　 　　　　　 D. eye

184. In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything --- the wheat, the corn, the grass and even the _____ on the tree.

　 　 A. leaf　　　 　　　 　　　 B. leafs　　 　　　　　　　 C. lemon　　　 　　　　　 D. leaves

183. Hearing the funny speech given by the famous professor, all of us burst into _____.

　 　 A. laughed　　 　　　　　 B. laughter　　 　　　　　　 C. laughing　　 　　　　　 D. laugh

182. To the sea captain’s surprise, he found that 　　　　travel could also be quite pleasant.

　 　　 A. earth　　　 　　　 　　　 B. land　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　 　　　　　 D. plain