274. The collaps of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult _____.
A. occasion B. case C. situation D. background
273. --- It is very cold today.
--- Yes. Surprisingly cold _____ May.
A. in B. at C. for D. during
272. --- Some people believe that robots will take over the world one day.
--- What if that is the _____?
A. thing B. result C. case D. end
271. --- The secretary wrote _____ note to the manager.
--- I guess she forgot writing one.
A. the other B. one C. one more D. another
270. The trees in that thick forest are so close together that there is hardly any room to move _____ them.
A. between B. in C. among D. across
269. As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further _____.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message
268. Read the poem more slowly, with a slight _____ at the end of each line.
A. pause B. stop C. rest D. space
267. In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any _____.
A. meaning B. idea C. sense D. point
266. If you want to see a doctor, you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common _____ in the USA.
A. sense B. practice C. rule D. point
265. It isn’t so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works _____.
A. above all B. in all C. at all D. after all