154. If a man receives no _____ at home, when abroad he’ll have no hosts. (prov.)

　 　 A. customers　　　　　　　　 B. guests　　　　　　　　　　　 C. callers　　　　　　　　　　　 D. passengers

153. If there has been burglary in your house, you should put 　　　　round it before the police arrive to investigate the case.

　 　 A. guests　　　 　　　　　　 B. ladders　 　　　　　　　 C. guards　　　 　　　　　 D. poison

152. At the news that 2004 Olympic Games would be held in Athens, the capital of _____, the _____ were very excited. They sang and danced to celebrated it all night long.

　 　 A. Greeks; Greece　　　　 B. Greece; Greeks　　　　 C. Greeks; Greeks　　　　 D. Greece; Greece

151. In the past few years, the Chinese _____ has achieved many successes in diplomacy, economics and many other respects.

　 　　 A. people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nation　　　　　　　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　　　　　 D. government

150. --- Would you please tell me how to settle this maths problem?

　 　--- Oh, sorry, I can’t. You can go and ask John for help. He has the goods. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 　　 A. He has some goods to sell.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He wants some goods

　 　　 C. He has the ability to settle the problem.　 　　　 D. He has bought some goods.

149. --- Look, that gentleman is wearing a beautiful _____ watch.

　 　--- I don’t think it is real one. Perhaps it is just a _____ one.

　 　　 A. gold; gold　　　　　　　　 B. golden; gold　　　　　　 C. golden; golden　　　　　 D. gold; golden

148. _____ helps those who help themselves. (prov.)

　 　　 A. Sky　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Heaven　　　　　　　　　　 C. God　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Glory

147. If a beard is a sign of smartness, the _____ will be a Socrates (苏格拉底). (prov.)

　 　 A. sheep　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lamb　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. goat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. god

146. Last night one of my classmates took the gloves to me over the answers to the maths problem. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 　 A. quarreled with me　　 B. talked with me　　　　　 C. took my gloves　　　　 D. gave me a pair of gloves

145. What on _____ do you mean by saying so?

　 　 A. earth　　　 　　　 　　　 B. world　　　 　　　　　　 C. land　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ground