264. The two brothers once quarreled _____ each other _____ the money when their father died, and now they have made up their quarrel.

　 A. with; about　　　　　　　　　 B. at; about　　　　　　　　　 C. to; over　　　　　　　　　　 D. on; for

263. --- When will that opera be ______?

--- I don’t know. But I hope they can _____ next Sunday.

A. put on; put on it　　　　 B. put on; put it on　　　　 C. put off; put off it　　　　　　 D. put in; put it in

262. Sorry, I didn’t make a call to you because I forgot your telephone number. I should have _____ in my notebook.

A. dropped in it　　　　　　 B. put it down　　　　　　　 C. dropped it in　　　　　　 D. put down it

261. The players of China won 150 gold medals in Pusan Asain Games of 2002. Our players _____ to be very great.

　　　 A. are proved　　　　 　　 B. did prove　　　　　 　　 C. were proved　　　 　　 D. was proved

260. The lazy boy pretended ______ homework when his parents came to check him.

　　　 A. doing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be doing　　　　　　　 C. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to doing

259. At present, what _____ most heavily on American people is the terrorist accident(恐怖事件).

A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pressed　　　　　　　 　　 C. beat　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. stroke

258. As soon as the principal ______ the news on the bulletin, the students began gathering in the school garden.

　 A. mailed　　　　 　　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. posted　　　　 　　　　　　 D. handed

257. It is no use to _____ the stupidity of his behavior to him, because he will never listen to your advice.

　 A. call out　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　　　　　　　 C. put out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. point out

256. A few years ago, some authorities _____ that our NMET was not a good way to test students’ ability..

A. pointed to　　　　　　　　 B. pointed out　　　　　　　 C. pointed at　　　　　　　　 D. pointed off

255. The college entrance examination is drawing near and all the students are ploughing through their studies. What does the underlined part means _____.

A. learning to plough　　　　　　 B. studying hard　　　　　　 C. ploughing the field　　 D. studying the plough