297.(10-11，湖南浏阳一中高二上第一次月考)　 Since the front door is locked, why not ____ at the back door? Someone might come out and answer it.

A. to try knocking　 B. trying to knock　 C. to try and knock　 D. try knocking

296.(10-11，湖南浏阳一中高二上第一次月考)Parents should ____ their children from smoking and encourage them to develop good habits.

A. distract　　　　　　 B. disturb　　 C. discourage　　　　 D. dismiss

295.(10-11，湖南凤凰华鑫中学高二上第一次月考)The traveler _______ his coat on a stone and _______ down to have a rest.

A. lay; lay　　　 B. laid; lay 　　 C. laid; laid　　 D. lied; lied

294.(10-11，湖南凤凰华鑫中学高二上第一次月考)When I came into her room, she was ______ in her book

A．absorbed　 　　 B．controlled　　 C．exposed　　 　 D．devoted

293.(10-11，湖北武汉四十九中高二9月月考)The match is going to start in a minute. Let’s　 ________.

　A. hurry on　　　　　　　　 B. go on　 　C. speed up　　　 　 D. sweep up

292.(10-11，湖北武汉四十九中高二9月月考)He accidentally ____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he had not been home for a couple of weeks.

A. let out　　　　 B. took care　　　 　　　 C. leave out　　 　　　　 D. made out

291.(10-11，湖北武汉四十九中高二9月月考)Shall we ____ our discussion and have some tea or coffee, please?

　A. break off　　　 B. break down　　 　　 C. break into 　　　　　　　 D. break out

290.(10-11，湖北武汉四十九中高二9月月考)It took her a long time to ____ the skills she needed to become a famous player.

A. acquire　　　　 　　　 B. inquire　　　　 C. require 　　　　　　　　　 D. request

289.(10-11，湖北武汉四十九中高二9月月考)Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they ______.　

A. took out　　　　 　 B. took up　　　　　 C. took off　　　　　 　 D. took in

288.(10-11，河南郑州智林学校高二第一次月考)-Your sister nearly _____ all her spare time to her study during the three years.

-That's right, or she _____ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination.

　 A. spent; wouldn't have taken　　　　　 B. devoted; wouldn't have taken

　 C. hadn't devoted; hadn't taken　　　　　 D. hadn't spent; couldn't