285. My name is Robert, ________ most of my friends call me Bob for short.　　 A. then　　 B. instead　　 C. otherwise　　 D. yet

284. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ________.　　 A. excuse　　 B. sense　　 C. use　　 D. value

283. My son _________ his English composition last night, now he is continuing it.　　 A. wrote　　 B. was writing　　 C. had written　　 D. has written

282. It was dark; we decided to _____ for the night at a farm house.　　 A. put away　 B. put down　 C. put up　　 D. put out

281. _________ your test paper carefully , some mistakes can certainly be avoided, I think.　　 A. Having checked　　 B. Check　 C. As song as you check　 D. While checking

280. --- What do you think of the TV play “Hand in Hand”?　　 --- Just so-so. However, I don’t think it is worth watching _______.　　 A. a second time　　 B. the second time　 C. for the second time　 D. secondly

279. --- I hope you won’t mind letting me have a look at your photos.　　 --- _________ .　　 A. Certainly　　 B. Sure　 　C. Not in the least　　 D. Of course

278. He is late again today. I’ll ________ that he will not be late tomorrow.　　 A. be sure　　 B. hope for　　 C. see to it　　 D. make it to

277. I hurried to Professor Wang’s house only _______ he was out.　　 A. finding　　 B. find　　 C. to find　　 D. found

276. The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are ______ more people than she expected.　　 A. much　　 B. many　　 C. too　　 D. so