148. The thief tried to break away from the policeman who 　　　him but failed.

A. held　 　　　　　　　　　 B. had held　 　　　　　　　 C. would hold　 　　　　　 D. was holding

147. --- Have you seen his beautiful picture?

---Yes. His best-known work that is 　　　all praise can be seen in the exhibition.

A. without　 　　　　　　　 B. beyond　 　　　　　　　　 C. with　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

146. As you know, 　　　　man can’t live without 　　　　water.

A. /; /　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; the　 　　　　　　　　　 C. a; the　 　　　　　　　　　 D. /; the

145. --- Jack, how did it 　　　that you made so many mistakes in your homework?

---I myself haven’t figured it out yet!

A. come about　 　　　　 B. occur to　 　　　　　　　　 C. bring about　 　　　　　 D. get down

144. When he makes a 　　　, he takes his family with him.

A. travel　 　　　　　　　　 B. course　 　　　　　　　　　 C. passage　 　　　　　　　 D. journey

143. ---You must get there before six p.m. Can you make it?

---　　 　. I’ve got a car.

A. Out of the question　 B. Without question　 C. No problem.　 　　　　　 D. I hope so

142. --- What do you think of the work Mike has？

--- I feel _____ that the work shouldn’t have been done so carelessly。

A. strongly　 　　　　　　　 B. hardly　 　　　　　　　　 C. directly　 　　　　　　　　 D. badly

141. This couple have strange habits . He’d like to sleep with lamp 　　　　at night and his wife

　　 the window.

A. burning; wide open B. burnt; widely opened C. burnt; wide open 　　 D. burning; widely open

140. ---How much of his speech do you think you have understood?

---　 　. I wish I had worked harder.

A. Not a little　 　　　　　 B. Very few　 　　　　　　　 C. Next to nothing　 　 D. From time to time

139. I’ve never received any gift that pleased me 　　　as yours.

　　 A. good enough　 　　　　　　　 B. well enough　 　　　　 C. as good　 　　　　　　　　 D. so well