238. It is beyond my _______ to decide whether we should begin our meeting or not.

　 A. strength　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. power　　　　 　　　　　　 C. force　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. might

237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 A. a potato freshly cooked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a problem difficult to settle

　 B. a fairly easy thing to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a place the students want to go to

236. Marine was very interested in _____ because her father is a famous _____ figure.

A. politics; politics　　　　　 B. politics; political　　　　　　　 C. political; politics　　　 　　　 D. political; political

235. The thief was caught by a ______ in plain clothes.

　 A. police　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. policeman　　　　 　　 C. policemen　　　　 　　 D. policewomen

234. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his ______.

A. bags　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. pockets

233. Many westerners have the habit of reading their plates every day. The underlined part probably means _____

　 　 A. looking at their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. examining their plates

C. checking their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. praying

232. The farmer is enjoying a pipe after a long period of hard work. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. smoking　　　　　　　　　 B. looking at a pipe　　　　　　　 C. buying a pipe　　　　　　 D. fitting a pipe

231. The old man is used to sleeping without a ________in order to keep his back from bending.

A. net　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pillow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slippers　　　　　　 　　 D. quilt

230. The little boy likes plane models very much. He wants to be a _______and fly a plane into the sky when he grows up.

　 　　 A. driver　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pilot　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. designer　　　　　　 　　 D. producer

229. The baby is the picture of health. What does this sentence mean? _____

A. The baby in the picture is very healthy.　　　　　 B. The baby likes the healthy picture

C. The baby is looking at the beautiful picture.　　 D. The baby is in very good health.