163. In October the citizens of Shanghai were always in high spirits, for pieces of exciting news came to the city ____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　

A. step by step　 B. one by one　 C. little by little　 C. one after another

162.Carol said that the work would be well done by the end of October, _____ personally I wondered completely.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. which　 B. at which　 C. in which　 D. for witch

161.You can’t imagine that rates eat 40 to 50 times _____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. in weight　 B. by weight　 C. of weight　 D. their weight

160. _____ Mary _____ Sue knows nothing about the matter, _____ they didn’t come to the school last Friday.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. Either; or; because　 B. Both; and ; as　 C. Neither; nor; since　 D. Not only; but ; for

159.----Why! Where’s my passport? Maybe I left it on the plane.

----- My Goodness! You _____ things behind.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. had never left　 B. didn’t leave　 C. never left　 D. haven’t left

158.---- I put him down for a well-educated man.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

----- ________?

----- I mean that he’s a well-educated man.

A. Speak louder, will you　 B. I beg your pardon　　 C. What’s that　 D. Will you repeat word for word

157.Scientists believe native Americans arrived by crossing the land bridge that connected Siberia and _____ 10,000 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. this is Alaska　 B. Alaska is now　 C. is now Alaska　 D. what is now Alaska

156.-----Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

----- I _____ for a long-distance call from my cousin in England.

A. waited　　 B. had waited　 C. was waiting　 D. have been waiting

155.Mr Smith sold that magnificent cottage of his on the sea _____ 2,000,000 dollars.　　　　

A. at　　 B. for　 C. to　　 D. by

154.I _____ to telephone a friend in New York for the last two hours but the line is still engaged.

A. tried　 B. have been trying　　 C. had been trying　　 D. had tried