________ her work has been good, but this essay is dreadful
| A．In a word | B．In general | C．In particular | D．In total |
165. In America, the teen-age crime is on the _______. This is what the American public worry most.
| A．addition | B．increase | C．increasing | D．Independence |
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 |