281. The shop______ its summer stock to be ready for the new winter goods.

　 A. sold out　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sold down　　 　　　　 C. sold off　　　 　　　　 D. sold short

280. John _sat 　at the head of the table with his wife next to him. Which of the following can’t replace the underlined word.

　 　 A. seated　　　 　　　　　　 B. seated himself　　　 　　　 C. was seated　　　 　　　 D. took a seat

279. The man lay there, _________with a bad pain.

A. scream　　 　　　　　　 B. giggling　　 　　　　　　 C. screaming　　 　　　　　 D. humming

278. My uncle, the boss of a shoe factory _____ me for a part-time shop assistant of the department store.

　 A. introduced　　　 　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　 　　　 C. hired　　　　 　　　　　 D. recommended

277. The policeman ________ the thief, caught him and took him to jail (prison).

A. runs after　　 　　　　 B. ran after　　 　　　　　 C. run after　　　 　　　　 D. ran out of

276. Computer technology has _____ a revolution in business practices. Which of the following words is not suitable to be put in the blank?

　 A. started　　　　　　　　　　　 B. caused　　　　　　　　　　　 C. brought about　　　　　 D. made

275. --- At what time did you _______ the office?

--- Oh, sorry. I didn’t pay any attention to the time when I came in.

A. return　 　　　　　　　　 B. return to　　 　　　　　　 C. come back　　 　　　　 D. go back

274. The bad-tempered man ignored his neighbor's requests that he _____ less noise.

　A. make　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　 　　　　　　　　 C. making　　 　　　　　　 D. makes

273. Hearing that song always ______ the educated urban youths once working in the countryside(下乡知识青年) _____ the life in the country.

A. reminds …of　　 　 B. remind … of　 　　　　　　　 C. reminded … that　 　 D. reminds … that

272. Because of the role he played in freeing the African-American from slavery, Abraham Lincoln is ______ as one of the _______ of all American presidents .

　　　 A. thought … great　 　　 B. thought … greatest　　 C. regarded … great　 　 D. regarded … greatest