--- When will you be through with your work, Jones?
--- ______ My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.
| A．Who knows. | B．Would you help me? |
| C．I beg your pardon? | D．Anything the matter? |
288. My eldest sister was left these jewels in my grandmother’s deathbed.
| A．paper | B．letter | C．words | D．Will |
287. The clear colorless liquid that falls as rain, fills lake and rivers, and is necessary for life to exist is______.
| A．oxygen | B．petrol | C．water | D．Flood |
286. In 1920 Poland and Russia were still at _______and they mustn’t trade in agricultural products with each other.
| A．battle | B．campaign | C．struggle | D．War |
285. In the hotel semi-skilled workers include chambermaids (客房女服务员) and______ or waitress, who must have training for their particular duties.
| A．assistants | B．waiters | C．guards | D．Cooks |
284. The officers led their men to _______ in battle, so all the villagers came out to award them with food and drink on both sides of the road.
| A．victory | B．a triumph | C．failure | D．Defeat |