152. It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.

　A. extend B. increase C. lengthen D. magnify

151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

　A. hope B. wait C. expect D. imagine

150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.

　A. departing B. decreasing C. descending D. depressing

149. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

　A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied

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