265. --- Shall we introduce ________ fire-fighting equipment from abroad?　　 --- Go ahead, if necessary.　　 A. other　　 B. a few more　　 C. another　　 D. some other

264. --- Jack certainly has a high opinion of Susan.　　 --- It can’t be better than _________ of him.　　 A. hers　　 B. she　　 C. that　　 D. her

263. Here we found little snow, as most of it seemed __________ off the mountain.　　 A. having blown　 B. that it had been blown　 C. to be blown　 D. to have been blown

262. The telephone _______ four times in the last hour, and each time it _______ for the student doing a part-time job.　　 A. has rung ; was　 B. has been ringing ; is　 C. had rung ; was　 D. rang ; has been

261. It was ordered that no parking _______ allowed in front of the building.　　 A. is　　 B. be　　 C. was　　 D. would be

260. This exercise requires ________ carefully. We should do as we are required _________.　　 A. to do ; doing　　 B. to be done ; doing　　 C. to be done ; to doing　 D. doing ; to do

259. He could do nothing but _________ for the bus­­________.　　 A. wait ; to come　 B. to wait ; come　　 C. waiting ; coming　　 D. waited ; came

258. The child used to write with a pen, and now he is ________ with a pencil.　　 A. try writing　　 B. trying to write　 C. to try to write　　 D. trying writing

257. It happened _________ when I got off the bus.　　 A. to rain　　 B. raining　　 C. to be raining　　 D. rained

256. I’m going to London and my sister’s coming ___________.　　 A. instead　　 B. as well　　 C. soon　　 D. besides