231. We thought of selling this old furniture , but we’ve ecided to _____ it . It might be valuable .

　 A. hold on to　 B. keep up with　 C. turn to　 D. look after

230. India , which is one member of the United ______ ,is a developing _____ with the second largest population in the world .

　　　 A. States ; state　 B. Nations ; country　 C. Countries ; nation　 D. Nations ; state

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229. I have been to Beijing twice ,but I still want to go there ______ >

A. a third time　 B. the third time　 C. a third times　 D. the third times

228. The Great Wall winds its way from west to east , _____ deserts , ______ mountains , _____ valleys, till at last it reaches the sea .

　A. over ; across ; across B. through ; past ; past C. across ; over ; through D. past ; through ; over　

227. John plays football ______ , if not better than , David .

　　 A. as well　　 B. as well as　 C. so well　 D. so well as

226. -----Our holiday cost a lot of money .

　　 ----Did it ? Well , that doesn’t matter _____ you enjoyed yourselves .

　　 A. as well as　 B. as good as　 C. as far as　　 D. as long as

225.-----Is your brother a reporter ?　 ----- Yes . He is ____ China Dalian .

　 A. in　　 B. from　　 C. at　　 D. on

224. Some birds fly _____ in winter and some stay in the north .

　 A. south　　 B. the south　 C. in the south　 D. to south

223. The country is an island one _____ the south coast .

　 A. away　　 B. from　 C. off　　 D. out of　

222. Such good use has been ______ his spare time _______ his English has improved a lot .

　 A. made of ; that　　 B. made of ; as　 C. made in ; that　 D. found in ; as