161. He _____ into the habit of smoking at the age of sixteen .

　 A. formed　　 B. came　　 C. threw　　　 D. fell

160. The hat stood out ______ its strange shape .

　　 A. as　　 B. from　 C. because of　　 D. against　

159. I’m standing out ______ his idea ; I’m standing out _____ my own .

　 A. for ; as　 B. from ; against　　 C. for ; against　　 D. against ; for

158. What you said just now _____ me of that American professor .

　 A. mentioned　　 B. informed　　 C. reminded　　 D. memorized

157. The boy is just stupid ; I can’t ______ to him at all , even when I explain things in words of one syllable(音节).

　 A. see through　 B. look through　　 C. go through　　 D. get through

156. Everyone gave five pence as a contribution ______ the Famine Relief Fund .

　　 A. at　　 B. on　　 C. to　　　 D. over

155. When asking how to improve listening , he was ______ to listen more . The more , the better . Which is wrong ?

　　 A. advised　　 B. suggested　　 C. recommended　 D. required

154. China has been developing rapidly since its foundation ,but as is known to us , she is still a country _____ the Third World .

　　 A. belongs to　　 B. belonged to　　 C. belonging to　 D. to belong to

153. The murderer was brought in , with his hands ______ behind .

　 A. tied　　 B. tying　　 C. to tie　　 D. being tied

152. Having passed all the tests , she felt a great weight ______ off　 her mind .

　 A. taking　　 B. taken　　 C. take　　 D. to be taken