C. plan D. room 159. C I'm sorry I forgot to write; I had so much else ________ my mind. A. over B. for C. on D. about 160. B _______ the movie I would have finished my paper last Sunday. A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for 161. C Be careful, _______ you'll fall down. A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. as for 162. C We must ______ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible. A. assure B. secure C. ensure D. issue 163. C ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. A. If you compare B. Compare them C. When compared D. A comparison 164. C Let's drink _______ Dicks' success in business. A. of B. for C. to D. with 165. C The terrible noise is ______ me mad. A. turning B. setting C. driving D. putting 166. B Attendance at football matches have _____ since the coming of television. A. dropped in B. dropped off C. dropped out D. dropped down 167. B Each year in the United States, many black teenagers _______ of school,

either because they cannot keep up or they have to work to support their family. A. go out B. drop out C. check out D. pull out 168. B When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought. A. taxes B. duty C. fines D. fees 169. A Take it ______. It is nothing but a joke. A. easy B. easily C. serious D. seriously 170. C I'm ______ to graduate in the next half of the year. A. owing B. thanks C. due

D. because 171. B Construction of the railways helped to develop the national _______ of Tanzania and Zambia. A. economic B. economies C. economics D. economical 172. C He thoroughly understood the society __________. A. he had grown up

B. which had he grown up C. in which he had grown up D. he had grown up in it 173. C It's more ________ to buy a season ticket if you travel every day. A. cheap B. economic C. economical D. saving 174. A When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________. A. off B. side C. out D. down 175. B The wealth of a country should be measured ________ the health and

happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce. A. in line with B. in terms of C. in regard with D. by means of 176. C She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was very well paid. A. tendency B. ambition C. intention D. willingness

177. B For the new country to survive, ________ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required. A. to name a few B. let alone C. not to speak D. let's say 178. B There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ________ of him. A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight 179. C Things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.

A. has been insisting B. would insist C. had insisted D. insisted 180. B Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. A. ability B. ownership C. possibility D. impact