268. Yesterday one of my classmates sent me an invitation to take part in an English evening, but I _____ for the reason that I caught a bad cold.

A. refused　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　　　　　 D. took

267. After throwing the lamp against the wall and turning over the dining room table, she deeply ______ her temper.

A. regretted losing　　 B. regretted being lost 　 C. regretted to lose　 　　 D. regretted to be lost

266. At first he did not realize that he had succeeded in making a computer that ran on solar power(太阳能). “Realize” in the sentence means “___________”

A. understand　　 　　　　 B. get to　 　　　　　　　　　 C. reach　　　 　　　　　　 D. come true

265. Solids can usually be turned into liquids and liquids into gases if we _____ their temperatures high enough.

A. rise　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. go up　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　 　　　　　 D. raise

264. The two brothers once quarreled _____ each other _____ the money when their father died, and now they have made up their quarrel.

　 A. with; about　　　　　　　　　 B. at; about　　　　　　　　　 C. to; over　　　　　　　　　　 D. on; for

263. --- When will that opera be ______?

--- I don’t know. But I hope they can _____ next Sunday.

A. put on; put on it　　　　 B. put on; put it on　　　　 C. put off; put off it　　　　　　 D. put in; put it in

262. Sorry, I didn’t make a call to you because I forgot your telephone number. I should have _____ in my notebook.

A. dropped in it　　　　　　 B. put it down　　　　　　　 C. dropped it in　　　　　　 D. put down it

261. The players of China won 150 gold medals in Pusan Asain Games of 2002. Our players _____ to be very great.

　　　 A. are proved　　　　 　　 B. did prove　　　　　 　　 C. were proved　　　 　　 D. was proved

260. The lazy boy pretended ______ homework when his parents came to check him.

　　　 A. doing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be doing　　　　　　　 C. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to doing

259. At present, what _____ most heavily on American people is the terrorist accident(恐怖事件).

A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. pressed　　　　　　　 　　 C. beat　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. stroke