288. His beard was freshly　　　 and it seemed that he would go to an important appointment.

A. shave　　　　　 　　 B. sharing　　　　 　　 C. shaving　　　　　 　 D. shaven

287. The thief drove as fast as he could in an effort to　　　 the pursuing police car.

A. shake off　 　　　　　　 B. shake with　　 　　　　　　　 C. show off　　　 　　　　 D. show up

286. --- Can you __________ the hole in my trousers ?

　 　--- Yes , of course. I learned to ______________ at school.

　 　　 A. sow…sew　　 　　　　 B. sew up … sew　　 　 C. sew … sew up　　 　 D. sow up… sew up

285. The monitor’s election gave him such an opportunity to shine. Which of the following can’t replace the underlined part?

　 A. to turn up　　　 　　　　 B. to show off　　　 　　 C. to show himself　　 　　　 D. to be showy

284. Unexpectedly, Maggie came out of the cage and ____ the letter from her and began to read aloud.

　A. held　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. seized　　 　　　　　　　 C. snatched　　　 　　　　 D. grasped

283. We love peace and______ peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom

A. seek　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seek after　　　 　　　　　　　 C. seek for　　 　　　　　 D. seek out.

282. I think they have gone to the airport to _____ their daughter ______.

　 A. see….over　　 　　　　　　 B. see…off　 　　　　　　　 C. see…through　　　 　 D. see…to

281. The shop______ its summer stock to be ready for the new winter goods.

　 A. sold out　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sold down　　 　　　　 C. sold off　　　 　　　　 D. sold short

280. John _sat 　at the head of the table with his wife next to him. Which of the following can’t replace the underlined word.

　 　 A. seated　　　 　　　　　　 B. seated himself　　　 　　　 C. was seated　　　 　　　 D. took a seat

279. The man lay there, _________with a bad pain.

A. scream　　 　　　　　　 B. giggling　　 　　　　　　 C. screaming　　 　　　　　 D. humming