221.If you don’t mind , I________ listen to pop songs than to jazz.

　　A) would rather

　　B) would prefer

　　C) would like

　　D) feel like

　　222.I believe reserves of coal here are________ to last for fifty years.

　　A) efficient

　　B) sufficient

　　C) persistent

　　D) rich

　　223.It took him several months to________ the wild horse.

　　A) tend

　　B) cultivate

　　C) tame

　　D) breed

　　224.The twins are so much________ that it sis difficult to tell one from the other.

　　A) similar

　　B) same

　　C) like

　　D) alike

　　225.The photo________ happy memories of my early childhood.

　　A) refreshes

　　B) brings to mind

　　C) stimulates

　　D) reminds

　　226.I need a book dealing________ anti-pollution problems.

　　A) about

　　B) on

　　C) with

　　D) to

　　227.He has been asked to account________ his absence.

　　A) of

　　B) on

　　C) about

　　D) for

　　228.These are the first steps________ the abolition of nuclear weapons.

　　A) of

　　B) towards

　　C) into

　　D) during

　　229.The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in________ .

　　A) protesting

　　B) denying

　　C) upsetting

　　D) competing

　　230.There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, but it is hard to think of anything that can be compared________ tobacco products.

　　A) in

　　B) with

　　C) among

　　D) by

　　231.Grace________ tears when she heard that her husband had been injured in an accident.

　　A) broke in

　　B) broke off

　　C) broke into

　　D) broke out

　　232.She refused to________ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.

　　A) hand in

　　B) hand out

　　C) hand down

　　D) hand over

　　233.Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes________ to American audiences.

　　A) around

　　B) on

　　C) across

　　D) down

　　234.Jack is________ about his chances of winning a gold medal at the Olympics next year.

　　A) optimistic

　　B) optional

　　C) obvious

　　D) outstanding

　　235.Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable________ to the total cost of the product.

　　A) proportion

　　B) correlation

　　C) connection

　　D) correspondence

　　236.When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to________ her umbrella.

　　A) carry

　　B) fetch

　　C) bring

　　D) reach

　　237.We must________ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

　　A) assure

　　B) secure

　　C) ensure

　　D) issue

　　238.He was knocked down by a car and badly________ .

　　A) injured

　　B) damaged

　　C) harmed

　　D) wounded

　　239.Tropical diseases are comparatively________ in Britain.

　　A) scarce

　　B) minor

　　C) slight

　　D) rare

　　240.You must obtain________ from the authorities to fish in this river.

　　A) permit

　　B) permission

　　C) right

　　D) freedom