234. After the 1911 Revolution, China began to use the Gregorian calendar (solar calendar) and at the same we have also used the lunar calendar(阴历) in which a leap year (闰年)______ every four years.

　 A. occurs　　　　　　　　 B. take place　　　　　 C. breaks out　　　　 　　 D. orbits

233. The new president ______ last month after half a year election.

　 A. took office　 　　　　　　 B. took place　　　　 　　 C. took his place　　 　　 D. took the office

232. A grander National Day will be observed on Tiananmen Square on October 1 every five years. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word?

　 A. showed　　　　　　　　 B. celebrated　　　　　　　　 　　 C. held　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. set on

231. In 1919, the May Fourth Movement ________, beginning with a large-scale new cultural movements in China.

A. happened　 　　　　　　 B. broke out　　　　　 　　 C. occurred　　　　　　 　　 D. take place

230. I didn’t ______ being called “Lazy bones”, because a lot of housework is always done by my elder sister.

A. agree with　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. against　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. object to

229. Look! The shop isn’t open yet. We _____.

　 A. needn’t hurry　　　　　　 B. don’t need to hurry　 C. must have hurried　　 D. needn’t have hurried

228. Oh, the classroom is so dirty. It needs ______ before we begin our class.

　 A. cleaned 　 　　　　　　　　 B. being cleaned　　 　　 C. to clean　　　 　　 　　 D. cleaning

227. It is necessary that the question _______ at once.

　 A. should settle 　　　　　　 B. be settled　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. might be settled　 　　 D. would be settled

226. Einstein lived the rest of his life quietly in America and _____ American nationality in 1940.

　 A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. took part in　　　　　　　　　　 C. joined　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

225. I didn’t hear the phone last night. I 　　　　　　asleep.

A. must be　　 　　　　　 B. must have been　　 　 C. should be　 　　　　　　 D. should have been