264. The invention of the coal-burning　　　 engine revolutionized industrial production in the 18^th century and opened the way to the development of mechanized transport by rail and sea.

　 　　 A. vapour　　 　　　　　　 B. steam　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. solar-energy　　　　 D. atomic-energy

263. The bank is equipped with new alarm _____. We can say it’s safe and reliable completely.

A. system　　　 　　　　 B. way　　　 　　　　　　 C. order　　　 　　　　　 D. setting

262. Please write me a 200-300-word_____ of this long report to read.

A. summary　　 　　　　 B. outline　　 　　　　　　 C. sketch　　 　　　　　　　 D. composition

261. It took Susan weeks to regain her _________ after a bad　 _________.

A. strengthen… illness　 B. strength…illness　 　　 C. strength…ill　 　　　　 D. strengthen…ill

260. The word spread that the president came down with lung cancer. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word?

A. order　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　 　　　　　　 C. tiding　　 　　　　　　　 D. rumour

259. The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.

A sport　　 　　　　　　　　 B. sports　　 　　　 　　　 C. game　　 　　　　　　　 D. games

258. There isn’t a cafe within a _________ mile here.

A. square　　 　　　　　　 B. feet　　 　　　　　　　　 C. foot　　 　　　　　　　　 D. kilometer

257. Today’s homework is to write a composition, its title is: Will we become _____ or master?

A. slave　　 　　　　　　　　 B. slaves　　 　　　　　　　　 C. slavery　　 　　　　　　　 D. slaveries

256. --- _____ do you take?

　 --- Size 24 shoes.

　 A. What colour shoes　　　 B. What size shoes　　　　 C. Which number shoes D. How much shoes

255. Keith just shrugged his _____ and said it wasn’t his problem.

A. shoulder　　 　　　　　　 B. shoulders　　 　　　　　 C. arms　　 　　　　　　　　 D. bodies