281. __________ his work was still as it had been?
A. It was why that B. Why is that C. It is why that     D. Why was it that
282. Bob came in ________ second in _________ 100-meter race.
A. the, /   B. a, the  C. the, a  D. /, the
283. Five minutes earlier, _________ we could have caught the last bus.
A. and     B. but      C. or       D. so
284. Sally is said _______ in a foreign company, but I have no idea which company she worked in.
A. to have worked  B. to work C. to be working  D. to have been working
285. Did you go to the cinema last night? Is the film interesting? Yes, more so than _______.A. I expect       B. I’ve expected     C. I was expecting      D. I’d expected
286. Work starts every day at 7 a.m. and goes on until late afternoon ________ a break at midday.
A. by     B. with    C. for      D. after
287. Is this the way ________ you treat an old man?
A. which B. how    C. by which    D. /
288. __________ you don’t like him is none of my business.
A. What  B. Who   C. That   D. Whether
289. The ________ people must continue what those dead didn’t finish.
A. living  B. alive    C. lively   D. live
290. I tried _______ the brown jacket in the shop and it looked wonderful ________ me.
A. on, on B. to, to   C. in, in   D. on, in