288.[答案] C. for good.[注释] for good (=permanently)永久地:He says he's leaving the country for good. for long 长久地。按本题题意，用 for long 不妥。once upon a time 从前。once in a while 偶尔。

287.[答案]C hard.

　[注释]run hard意为“使劲跑”，句中hard是副词。Hardly“几乎不“，是否定副词，与本题不符。

286.[答案]C. handle.[注释]handle意为“用手拿......”:Wash your hands before you handle my books.

285.[答案]D. get over.[注释]get over (difficulties)克服(困难)。

284.[答案]C. geared.[注释]be geared to与......相连接的，与......搭配得上的。Be relative to与......有关的：This is not relative to the accident.(这和这次事故无关。)本题意指courses(课程)是否与needs(需要)挂得上钩，而不是一般得有点关系，故应选geared.

283.[答案]A. due to.[注释]due to由于。有些语言专家认为due to引导的短语，在句中只能作表语，如：1)His absence was due to the storm. 2)The delay was due to heavy traffic. 3)This accident was due to his carelessness.但现代英语里due to引导的短语可以作状语用，如：He failed due to carelessness. Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.

282.[答案]A. dressed.[注释]be dressed in 穿这......衣服。Wear意为“穿着”是及物动词，语法结构上与本题不符。Put on穿上，强调的动作。

281.[答案]D. eliminate.[注释]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除，排除，淘汰：1) Can the government eliminate poverty?(政府能否消除贫困?) 2)eliminate slang words form an essay(从文章中去掉俚语词)。

280.[答案]C. encouragement.[注释]encouragement鼓励，支持：shouts of encouragement(鼓励的欢呼声)。

　本题译文：从欢呼声和鼓励声中，我猜想他正在赢得这场竞赛。

279.[答案]B. inspired.[注释]inspired鼓舞，激励，产生：1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我产生信心。) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.(这个好消息使我们产生希望。)