---Have you called Mr Johnson’s office?
---Yes．He ____back before tomorrow noon．So he can attend our meeting on time．
| A．expected | B．is expected |
| C．is expecting | D．is to expect |
255. The college entrance examination is drawing near and all the students are ploughing through their studies. What does the underlined part means _____.
| A．learning to plough | B．studying hard |
| C．ploughing the field | D．studying the plough |
254. --- We are going to have a volleyball match on the playground tomorrow afternoon.
--- Really? I ________ watch it.
| A．will | B．am going to | C．can | D．am able to |
253. Great changes ________ for the latest twenty years in China.
| A．have taken place | B．have been taken place |
| C．have happened | D．have taken the place of |
252. My little brother _________ the Young Pioneer Team last year.
| A．took part in | B．attended | C．joined | D．Accepted |
251. The weather turned to be very bad. Very soon the wind had ________ the snow into drifts.
| A．collected | B．gathered | C．piled | D．Placed |