234. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his ______.

A. bags　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. pockets

233. Many westerners have the habit of reading their plates every day. The underlined part probably means _____

　 　 A. looking at their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. examining their plates

C. checking their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. praying

232. The farmer is enjoying a pipe after a long period of hard work. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. smoking　　　　　　　　　 B. looking at a pipe　　　　　　　 C. buying a pipe　　　　　　 D. fitting a pipe

231. The old man is used to sleeping without a ________in order to keep his back from bending.

A. net　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pillow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slippers　　　　　　 　　 D. quilt

230. The little boy likes plane models very much. He wants to be a _______and fly a plane into the sky when he grows up.

　 　　 A. driver　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pilot　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. designer　　　　　　 　　 D. producer

229. The baby is the picture of health. What does this sentence mean? _____

A. The baby in the picture is very healthy.　　　　　 B. The baby likes the healthy picture

C. The baby is looking at the beautiful picture.　　 D. The baby is in very good health.

228. Now more and more people prefer to have a ______ at home --- a little dog, a cat or some other animals.

A. habit　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. hobby　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parrot 　　 　　　　　　　 D. pet

227. Christopher Marlore (1564-95) was a writer belonging to ______of Shakespeare.

A. the period　　　　　 　　 B. a time　　　　 　　　　　　 C. an age　　　　　　　 　　 D. day

226. --- What’s the price of the apple?

　 　--- Ninety-seven _____ per kilogram.

A. pences　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pence　　　　 　　　　　　 C. penny　　　　 　　　　　　 D. pennys

225. After a ________ , the author went on writing his novel. Which of the following cannot be put in the blank?

A. food　　　　　　　　 　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pause　　　　 　　　　　　 D. break