164. Some people here don't work hard but they get a good _______ from their investments.
A. wage B. earnings C. income D. salary
163. James was weak from a long _____ . I think he should have good rest and enough nutrition(营养).
A. disease B. sickness C. illness D. unhappiness
162. At the social gathering the weather is the subject which usually breaks the _____.
A. ice B. iceberg C. topic D. instance
161. The 1998 flood is the worst disaster in the of China. The people in the flood-stricken area overcame all kinds of difficulties.
A. honey B. time C. history D. homeland
160. When the teacher found the terrible writing of the naughty boy, he said angrily “Good ! What on earth have you written?”
A. God B. heavens C. heaven D. hero
159. The doctor who cured my friend of cancer always serves others and soul.
A. heart B. mind C. spirit D. head
158. --- Sorry, I don’t know how to work out this maths problem.
--- Use your _____, and then you will find a way.
A. mind B. heart C. brain D. head
157. The student standing there was praised by his teacher on _____, but blamed by his friends on _____.
A. a hand ... two hands B. one hand ... the other hand
C. hands of ... the other hands D. one hand ... another hand
156. He cut the apple ________, and gave the big to his little sister.
A. into half B. into halves C. in halves D. in the half
155. It has become the _____ for English families to go to the seaside in summer.
A. habit B. custom C. hobbies D. rules