C. with respect to D. by means of

223. Please review your lessons at ____ intervals so that you won’t forget about what you’ve learned easily.

A. regular B. adequate C. medium D. moderate

224. It was not an accident that John stepped on her toe. He did it ____.

A. with attention B. by purpose C. on purpose D. for pretension

225. I wondered what happened to Jane. She didn’t ____ for meeting this morning.

A. get up B. take off C. turn up D. put off

226. Water and ice are the same ______ in different forms.

A. subject B. substance C. suburb D. substitute

227. His ability is ____ ; nobody can do better than him.

A. out of question B. out of the question

C. in question D. beside the question

228. To everyone’s delight， Tom gradually ___ from pneumonia.

A. overcame B. recovered C. relieved D. survived

229. A friend indeed is someone whom you can ___ your happiness and problems.

A. join B. share C. combine D. correspond

230. The amount of money you get will be in _____ to the work you do.

A. ratio B. number C. amount D. proportion

231. It seems to me that you’ve been ___ your duty.

A. declining B. neglecting C. depositing D. rejecting

232. Their cause is ____ our continued support.

A. worthy B. worthy of C. worth of D. worthless

233. He has set heart on ______ his studies abroad.

A. preferring B. pursuing C. performing D. proceeding

234. So many children have bought the toy that it is now ____.

A. out of condition B. out of purchase

C. out of reach D. out of stock

235. After years of study he finally ___ a tor’s degree.

A. obtained B. recovered C. seized D. regained

236. We came to realize physical health is closely ____ to one’s emotion.

A. referred B. restricted C. related D. retained

237. There’s no ____ of skilled workers but there aren’t enough jobs for them.

A. loss B. drop C. waste D. shortage

238. In every field of science， art， sport， they have made ____ contributions.

A. outstanding B. delightful C. perfect D. reserved

239. “Have you nearly done?” “________ I have just begun.”

A. Of course B. By the way

C. On the other hand D. On the contrary

240. She is not in a good ____ today so you’d better not tell her the bad news.

A. emotion B. tendency C. mood D. sense

241. All imaginative creation is a _____ the real world.

A. objection B. impression C. reflection D. reduction

242. Penicillin was an extremely ____ medical discovery.

A. consequent B. powerful C. violent D. significant

243. The company puts out a wide ____ of products.

A. range B. extent C. number D. collection

244. He couldn’t _____ the temptation to take the money offered by the company.

A. resist B. neglect C. refuse D. cancel

245. New cars without seat belts do not meet national safety ______.

A. standards B. measures C. demands D. scores

246. The criticism was ____ justified.

A. until a certain point B. to some point

C. until a certain extent D. to some extent

247. The toy that is usually sold at $20 is now _____ for half the price.