278. The road constant improvements can’t keep pace with the increasing ____ .
A. trucks B. private cars C. buses D. traffic
277. If you want to get there quickly, you'd better take the track in the forest. The underlined word means ____.
A. a path B. a car C. channel D. a canal
276. We should take good care of our ____. Don’t forget to rinse your mouth after meals.
A. toes B. eyes C. hands D. teeth
275. A telephone is an instrument by which we can speak to people far away. The underlined word means ____.
A. a tool B. an experiment C. an expression D. an instruction
274. Believe it or not, two ____ is worth an egg.
A. tomato B. tomatos C. tomatoes D. tomatoses
273. Which of the following is not a container?
A. metal B. tin C. can D. tank
272. When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.
A. robbers B. thiefs C. thieves D. pickpockets
271. What kind of drink would you like, coffee or orange? We can also use ____ instead of the underlined word.
A. tobacco B. peach C. tomato D. tea
270. The main task of the government is to reduce the level of inflation (通货膨胀). The word "task" means ______.
A. exercise B. job C. habit D. favourite
269. Records, ____, walkman CD and MD are the same instruments that we can use to enjoy music.
A. tapes B. hammers C. diamonds D. telegram