231. The old man is used to sleeping without a ________in order to keep his back from bending.

A. net　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pillow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slippers　　　　　　 　　 D. quilt

230. The little boy likes plane models very much. He wants to be a _______and fly a plane into the sky when he grows up.

　 　　 A. driver　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pilot　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. designer　　　　　　 　　 D. producer

229. The baby is the picture of health. What does this sentence mean? _____

A. The baby in the picture is very healthy.　　　　　 B. The baby likes the healthy picture

C. The baby is looking at the beautiful picture.　　 D. The baby is in very good health.

228. Now more and more people prefer to have a ______ at home --- a little dog, a cat or some other animals.

A. habit　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. hobby　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parrot 　　 　　　　　　　 D. pet

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

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

226. --- What’s the price of the apple?

　 　--- Ninety-seven _____ per kilogram.

A. pences　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pence　　　　 　　　　　　 C. penny　　　　 　　　　　　 D. pennys

225. After a ________ , the author went on writing his novel. Which of the following cannot be put in the blank?

A. food　　　　　　　　 　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pause　　　　 　　　　　　 D. break

224. TV home shopping(电视直销) has changed the way of shopping and the ____ of people’s family life in some way.

A. meaning　　　　　　　 　　 B. structure　　　　　　 　　 C. pattern　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tense

223. Lun Xun once said that the _____ are made by people. That’s so-called “Where there is a will, there is a way”.

A. paths　　　　　　　　 　　 B. ways　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. tracks　　　　 　　　　　　 D. roads

222. In Paris nowadays, we may see musicians performing in the streets to ______.

　 　 A. audiences　　　　　 　　 B. visitors　　　　　　　 　　 C. travelers　　　　　　 　　 D. passersby