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

271. Wait for me for a few more minutes. I am _____ to a letter from one of my former classmates at college and will finish writing very soon.

　 A. replying　　　　　　　　　　 B. answering to　　　　　　 C. replying to　　　　　　　 D. answering for

270. Hoping that they would ______ the rent a little, we pointed out all of the flaws in the apartment.

A. reduced　　 　　　　　 B. reduce　　 　　　　　　 C. increase　　 　　　　　　 D. fell

269. Although he didn't mention any names, everyone knew _____ he was _______.

A. who … referring to 　　　 B. that … referring to　 C. who … refers to　 　 D. that … referred to

268. Yesterday one of my classmates sent me an invitation to take part in an English evening, but I _____ for the reason that I caught a bad cold.

A. refused　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　　　　　 D. took

267. After throwing the lamp against the wall and turning over the dining room table, she deeply ______ her temper.

A. regretted losing　　 B. regretted being lost 　 C. regretted to lose　 　　 D. regretted to be lost

266. At first he did not realize that he had succeeded in making a computer that ran on solar power(太阳能). “Realize” in the sentence means “___________”

A. understand　　 　　　　 B. get to　 　　　　　　　　　 C. reach　　　 　　　　　　 D. come true

265. Solids can usually be turned into liquids and liquids into gases if we _____ their temperatures high enough.

A. rise　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. go up　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　 　　　　　 D. raise