__________ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.
| A．We did not make | B．Having not made |
| C．We had not made | D．Not having made |
164. Some people here don't work hard but they get a good _______ from their investments.
| A．wage | B．earnings | C．income | D．Salary |
163. James was weak from a long _____ . I think he should have good rest and enough nutrition(营养).
| A．disease | B．sickness | C．illness | D．Unhappiness |
162. At the social gathering the weather is the subject which usually breaks the _____.
| A．ice | B．iceberg | C．topic | D．Instance |
161. The 1998 flood is the worst disaster in the__of China. The people in the flood-stricken area overcame all kinds of difficulties.
| A．honey | B．time | C．history | D．Homeland |
160. When the teacher found the terrible writing of the naughty boy, he said angrily “Good_______! What on earth have you written?”
| A．God | B．heavens | C．heaven | D．Hero |