261. It took Susan weeks to regain her _________ after a bad　 _________.

A. strengthen… illness　 B. strength…illness　 　　 C. strength…ill　 　　　　 D. strengthen…ill

260. The word spread that the president came down with lung cancer. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word?

A. order　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　 　　　　　　 C. tiding　　 　　　　　　　 D. rumour

259. The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.

A sport　　 　　　　　　　　 B. sports　　 　　　 　　　 C. game　　 　　　　　　　 D. games

258. There isn’t a cafe within a _________ mile here.

A. square　　 　　　　　　 B. feet　　 　　　　　　　　 C. foot　　 　　　　　　　　 D. kilometer

257. Today’s homework is to write a composition, its title is: Will we become _____ or master?

A. slave　　 　　　　　　　　 B. slaves　　 　　　　　　　　 C. slavery　　 　　　　　　　 D. slaveries

256. --- _____ do you take?

　 --- Size 24 shoes.

　 A. What colour shoes　　　 B. What size shoes　　　　 C. Which number shoes D. How much shoes

255. Keith just shrugged his _____ and said it wasn’t his problem.

A. shoulder　　 　　　　　　 B. shoulders　　 　　　　　 C. arms　　 　　　　　　　　 D. bodies

254. You can recognize a tree by the ______ of its _______.

A. shapes…leaves　 　　 B. shape…leaf　 　　　　　 C. shape… leaves　 　　 D. shapes…leaf

253. I have to wear a _____ and a tie in order to work in the manager’s office.

　　　 A. clothes　　 　　　　　　　 B. dress　 　　　　　　　　　 C. shirt　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. clothing

252. One of the purposes of United Nations is to achieve international co-operation without distinction as to race,____, language or religion.

　 　　 A. sex　　 　　　　　　　　 B. female　　 　　　　　　 C. male　　 　　　　　　　　 D. skin