148. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

　A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general

147. There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.

　A. committing B. attaching C. comparing D. relating

146. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

　A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation

145. Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.

　A. put .. up B. touch .. up C. cut .. out D. write .. off

144. In order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.

　A. add up to B. look up to C. cut short D. keep up with

143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.

　A. irregular B. inevitable C. incredible D. irresistible

142. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

　A. composed of B. constituted in C. consisted of D. comprised in

141. All foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.

　A. agree B. comply C. consent D. conform

140. These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

　A. alterations B. vibrations C. waves D. fluctuations

139. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

　A. diagnosed B. determined C. deduced D. discovered