241. --- To what window are you standing in a _______?

　　 --- No: 5, of course.

A. lines　　　 　　　　　　　 B. rows　　　　 　 　　　 C. queue　　　　 　　　　 D. thread

240. After our country’s entry into WTO, our agricultural products, such as ______ and so on are facing more and more challenge.

　　　 A. foodstuffs, fruits, cotton　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. foodstuffs, textile, hand-made goods

　 　C. fruits, cotton, hand-made goods　　　　　　　　　　　 D. textile, fruits, cotton

239. Since the plan for the project has been carefully worked out, what we have to do is to put it into _____.

A. reality　　　　　　　　　　　 B. action　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

238. It is beyond my _______ to decide whether we should begin our meeting or not.

　 A. strength　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. power　　　　 　　　　　　 C. force　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. might

237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.

　 A. a potato freshly cooked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a problem difficult to settle

　 B. a fairly easy thing to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a place the students want to go to

236. Marine was very interested in _____ because her father is a famous _____ figure.

A. politics; politics　　　　　 B. politics; political　　　　　　　 C. political; politics　　　 　　　 D. political; political

235. The thief was caught by a ______ in plain clothes.

　 A. police　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. policeman　　　　 　　 C. policemen　　　　 　　 D. policewomen

234. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his ______.

A. bags　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. pockets

233. Many westerners have the habit of reading their plates every day. The underlined part probably means _____

　 　 A. looking at their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. examining their plates

C. checking their plates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. praying

232. The farmer is enjoying a pipe after a long period of hard work. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. smoking　　　　　　　　　 B. looking at a pipe　　　　　　　 C. buying a pipe　　　　　　 D. fitting a pipe