（陕西卷20）. John thinks it won’t be long he is ready for his new job.
| A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
276. We should take good care of our ____. Don’t forget to rinse your mouth after meals.
| A．toes | B．eyes | C．hands | D．Teeth |
275. A telephone is an instrument by which we can speak to people far away. The underlined word means ____.
| A．a tool | B．an experiment | C．an expression | D．an instruction |
274. Believe it or not, two ____ is worth an egg.
| A．tomato | B．tomatos | C．tomatoes | D．Tomatoses |
273. Which of the following is not a container?
| A．metal | B．tin | C．can | D．Tank |
272. When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.
| A．robbers | B．thiefs | C．thieves | D．Pickpockets |