233.– Shall I give you a hand?

---I can handle it. ______.

A. Thank you　　 B. Thank you all the same　 C. it doesn’t matter　 D. That’s all right

232.– You should not have said that to her. It hurt her.

--- I know. I regret ___________.

A. to have done that　　　 B. to do that　　 C. having done that　　 D. I have done that

231._______, I cannot accept your invitation. Hopefully, we’ll get together some time next year.

A. To my regret　　 B. To regret　　 C. Regretted　　 D. For my regret

230.We all look forward ____ your beautiful country.

A. to visiting　　 B. to visit　　 C. to　　　 D. visiting

229.He is _____ an American as an apple pie.

A. so　　　 B. the same　　　 C. as the　　　 D. as

228.We have already placed an order ____ that company _____ the machines.

A. for; with　　 B. for ; for　　 C. with; for　　 D. to; with

227.Thank you very much. Without your help, I _______the exams.

A. could not pass　　　　　　　 B. could not have passed

C. did not pass 　　　　　　　　D. could not passed

226.One of the orders that we received was that we ______ there on time.

A. get　　　 B. got to　　 C. arrived　　　 D. would get

225._____ all the inventions have in common is ____ they have succeeded.

A. What; what　 B. That; that　 C. What; that　　 D. That; what

CCDAD　 DBABD　 DABDC　 BDDDC　　

224.– Did you enjoy the book?

--- Yes, it was so interesting that I couldn’t _____ it.

A. get rid of　 B. break away from　　 C. keep away from　 D. tear myself away from