164. It is said that the headmistress _____ three months ago will soon _____.

　 A. hired; fired　　　　　　　　　 B. dismissed; be fired　　 C. hired; be fired　　　　　 D. hiring; be dismissed

163. Hearing the sad news that she lost the game, Jane’s mother couldn’t help _____.

　 A. a cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to cry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but bursting into tears

162. Can you 　　　　me out with this maths problem. I am not very good at maths.

　 A. help　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. bring　　　 　　　　　　 C. make　　　 　　　　　 D. get

161. I will write to my mother, for I 　　　　her yesterday.

　 A. heard of　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. heard about　　 　　　 C. heard from　　 　　　　　　 D. listened to

160. It seemed that there was strange sound outside. We ________ carefully but 　　　　nothing.

　 A. listened to...heard　 　 B. heard...listened　 　　 C. listened...heard　　 D. heard...listened to

159. There is something wrong with my car. I don’t know where the nearest garage is and I want to have it _____.

　 A. hibernated　　　　　　　　　 B. hunted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. repaired　　　　　　　　　 D. repairs

158. What is the matter with the dish? I can’t bear it. I want to _____ a word with your manager.

　 A. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

157. --- I will go picnicking with Jane this Sunday.

　 --- _____

　 A. Don’t give up now.　　 B. Have a good time.　　 C. Please eat more.　　　　 D. I have no money.

156. Such knowledge was 　　　______ from father to son.

　 A. handed down　　 　　　　 B. handed up　　 　　　　 C. handed in　　 　　　　 D. handed out

155. The teacher was a little angry because the students didn’t _____ their exercise books on time.

　 A. hand out　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand to　　　　　　　　　　 C. hand in　　　　　　　　　　 D. hand on