Neither the students nor the teacher__________here.Where are they?
| A．is | B．are | C．was | D．were |
272. Because of the role he played in freeing the African-American from slavery, Abraham Lincoln is ______ as one of the _______ of all American presidents .
| A．thought … great | B．thought … greatest |
| C．regarded … great | D．regarded … greatest |
271. Wait for me for a few more minutes. I am _____ to a letter from one of my former classmates at college and will finish writing very soon.
| A．replying | B．answering to | C．replying to | D．answering for |
270. Hoping that they would ______ the rent a little, we pointed out all of the flaws in the apartment.
| A．reduced | B．reduce | C．increase | D．Fell |
269. Although he didn't mention any names, everyone knew _____ he was _______.
| A．who … referring to | B．that … referring to |
| C．who … refers to | D．that … referred to |
268. Yesterday one of my classmates sent me an invitation to take part in an English evening, but I _____ for the reason that I caught a bad cold.
| A．refused | B．accepted | C．received | D．Took |