258. As soon as the principal ______ the news on the bulletin, the students began gathering in the school garden.

　 A. mailed　　　　 　　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. posted　　　　 　　　　　　 D. handed

257. It is no use to _____ the stupidity of his behavior to him, because he will never listen to your advice.

　 A. call out　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　　　　　　　 C. put out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. point out

256. A few years ago, some authorities _____ that our NMET was not a good way to test students’ ability..

A. pointed to　　　　　　　　 B. pointed out　　　　　　　 C. pointed at　　　　　　　　 D. pointed off

255. The college entrance examination is drawing near and all the students are ploughing through their studies. What does the underlined part means _____.

A. learning to plough　　　　　　 B. studying hard　　　　　　 C. ploughing the field　　 D. studying the plough

254. --- We are going to have a volleyball match on the playground tomorrow afternoon.

　 　--- Really? I ________ watch it.

　 A. will　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. am going to　　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. am able to

253. Great changes ________ for the latest twenty years in China.

A. have taken place　　　 　　　 B. have been taken place 　　 C. have happened　 D. have taken the place of

252. My little brother _________ the Young Pioneer Team last year.

A. took part in　　　　　　　 　　 B. attended　　　　　　 　　 C. joined　　　　 　　　　　　 D. accepted

251. The weather turned to be very bad. Very soon the wind had ________ the snow into drifts.

　 A. collected　　　　 　　　　　　 B. gathered　　　　　　 　　 C. piled　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. placed

250. Jack is a very stubborn(顽固的) person. I was unable to _____ him to do as I said. I want to ask you to have a word with him.

A. let　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. make　　　　 　　　　　　 C. prevent　　　　　　 　　 D. persuade

249. Weather _____, we’ll go boating in the West Lake tomorrow.

　 A. permits　　　　　　　　　　　 B. permitted　　　　　　　　 C. permitting　　　　　　　　 D. permit