171. You should put down your jacket, otherwise both of you will have a quarrel. That will make things worse. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 　　 A. wear your jacket　　　　　　　 B. take off your jacket　 C. not be excited　　　　　 D. throw away the jacket

170. So long as you work hard enough, a(an) _____ rod can be ground into a needle. (prov.)

　 　 A. steel　　 　　　　　　　　 B. stick　　 　　　　　　　　 C. gold　　 　　　　　　　　 D. iron

169. The people performing all play different _______ and three of them sing, too.

　 　 A. tools　　 　　　　　　　　 B. musical machines　 C. instruments　 　　　　　 D. means

168. Read the ______ on the box carefully before you take the medicine.

　 　 A. instructions　 　　　　　 B. teachings　　 　　　　　 C. advices　　 　　　　　　　 D. interpretation

167. Which of the following words does not belong to the same category? _____

　 　　 A. institute　　　　　　 　　　 B. college　　　　　　　　　　 C. information desk　　　 　　　 D. institution

166. As we all know, _____ is very famous for its software industry though it is a developing country.

　 　 A. Japan　　　　　　　　　　　 B. South Korea　　　　　　 C. India　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ireland

165. In America, the teen-age crime is on the _______. This is what the American public worry most.

　 　 A. addition　　 　　 　　　 B. increase　　 　　　　　　 C. increasing　　 　　　　　 D. independence

164. Some people here don't work hard but they get a good _______ from their investments.

　 　 A. wage　　 　　　　　　　　 B. earnings　　 　　　　　　 C. income　　 　　　　　　　 D. salary

163. James was weak from a long _____ . I think he should have good rest and enough nutrition(营养).

　 　 A. disease　　 　　　 　　　 B. sickness　　 　　　 　　　 C. illness　　 　　　　　　　 D. unhappiness

162. At the social gathering the weather is the subject which usually breaks the _____.

　 　　 A. ice　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. iceberg　　　　　　　 　　　 C. topic　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. instance