251. She sat down with nothing to do except __________ to the tree.
A. to talk B. talking C. talked  D. talk
252. __________ is what I want to tell you: the meeting is put off till Friday.
A. This    B. That    C. It D. Which
253. Mary, Don’t fill the for _________ pencil but ________ ink.
A. with, in      B. in, with      C. with, with  D. in, in
254. -I’d like to buy an expensive camera.
-Well, Tom. We have several models _________.
A. to be chosen from     B. to be chose C. to choose from  D. to choose
255. -Jam was killed in traffic accident.
-_________ I talked with him yesterday afternoon.
A. Is that so?  B. Sorry to hear that      C. What a pity!      D. Pardon?
256. Clearly, in a system ___________ every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve.
A. that     B. which C. when  D. where
257. -Did Harry paint the whole house himself?
-He ________ because he doesn’t like to climb a ladder.
A. hadn’t painted it  B. painted it    C. had it painted     D. had painted it
258. -I love you more than her, child.
-You mean more than ________ love her or more than she loves _________?
A. you, me     B. I, you  C. you, you    D. I, me
259. Mary __________ my letter, otherwise she would have gone to the concert.
A. has     B. ought to have received
C. couldn’t have received      D. shouldn’t have received
260. I think you’ve got to the point _________ a change is needed otherwise you’ll fail.
A. when  B. that     C. where D. which