244. It is widely believed that a good _____ between the two countries is important for the development of both China and the USA.

　　　 A. connection 　　　　　　　 B. link 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. relation　 　　　　　　　 D. relationship

243. There are many kinds of media(大众传播). Which of the following do not belong to the same category?

A. TV, radio, newspaper　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. radio, newspaper, magazine

C. radio, magazine, internet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. radio, internet, railway

242. Every day the teacher gives us a one-minute　　　　 in English.

A. test　　　　　 　　　　 B. exam　　　　　 　　　 C. contest　　　　 　　 D. quiz

241. --- To what window are you standing in a _______?

　　 --- No: 5, of course.

A. lines　　　 　　　　　　　 B. rows　　　　 　 　　　 C. queue　　　　 　　　　 D. thread

240. After our country’s entry into WTO, our agricultural products, such as ______ and so on are facing more and more challenge.

　　　 A. foodstuffs, fruits, cotton　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. foodstuffs, textile, hand-made goods

　 　C. fruits, cotton, hand-made goods　　　　　　　　　　　 D. textile, fruits, cotton

239. Since the plan for the project has been carefully worked out, what we have to do is to put it into _____.

A. reality　　　　　　　　　　　 B. action　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

238. It is beyond my _______ to decide whether we should begin our meeting or not.

　 A. strength　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. power　　　　 　　　　　　 C. force　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. might

237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 A. a potato freshly cooked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a problem difficult to settle

　 B. a fairly easy thing to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a place the students want to go to

236. Marine was very interested in _____ because her father is a famous _____ figure.

A. politics; politics　　　　　 B. politics; political　　　　　　　 C. political; politics　　　 　　　 D. political; political

235. The thief was caught by a ______ in plain clothes.

　 A. police　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. policeman　　　　 　　 C. policemen　　　　 　　 D. policewomen