268. The limited supply of water has been put into practice, take care to turn off the running ____ before you leave.

　　 A. radio　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. traffic lights　　　　　　 C. gas　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tap

267. When he was very young, he made up his mind to be a doctor. Which of the following words can not be used instead of the underlined word?

　　　 A. tailor　　　　　　　　　　　 B. translator　　　　　　　　　 C. Tibetan　　　 　　　　　　 D. tourist

266. Mr. Green's are at table now. The underlined part means ____.

　 　　 A. beside the table　　　　 B. having dinner 　　　　　 C. at the table　　　　　　　 D. making a table

265. Which of the following does not belong to the same category?

　 　 A. suite　　　　 　　　　　 B. flat　 　　　　　　　　　 C. suit　　　　 　　　　　　 D. apartment

264. The invention of the coal-burning　　　 engine revolutionized industrial production in the 18^th century and opened the way to the development of mechanized transport by rail and sea.

　 　　 A. vapour　　 　　　　　　 B. steam　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. solar-energy　　　　 D. atomic-energy

263. The bank is equipped with new alarm _____. We can say it’s safe and reliable completely.

A. system　　　 　　　　 B. way　　　 　　　　　　 C. order　　　 　　　　　 D. setting

262. Please write me a 200-300-word_____ of this long report to read.

A. summary　　 　　　　 B. outline　　 　　　　　　 C. sketch　　 　　　　　　　 D. composition

261. It took Susan weeks to regain her _________ after a bad　 _________.

A. strengthen… illness　 B. strength…illness　 　　 C. strength…ill　 　　　　 D. strengthen…ill

260. The word spread that the president came down with lung cancer. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word?

A. order　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　 　　　　　　 C. tiding　　 　　　　　　　 D. rumour

259. The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.

A sport　　 　　　　　　　　 B. sports　　 　　　 　　　 C. game　　 　　　　　　　 D. games