253. The hospital building ______ has been delayed by lack of money.

A. plan　　 B. program　　 C. project　　 D. sketch

252. He has been keeping _____ with her for more than two years.

A. company　　 B. compare　 C. compass　　pose

251. As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _______ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

A.　　 hearing　 B. to hear　 C. to be hearing　 D. having heard

250. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free ,owing to its always _____ with other elements , most commonly with oxygen .

A. combined　 B. having combined　 C. combine　 D. being combined

249. I have all that is　 ____ by law .

A. important　 B. needed　 C. told　 D. required

248. The house is too old , it requires _____ .

　 A. to repair　　 B. repaired　 C. repairing　 D. repair

247. Jim’s father was accused of ______ at cards , but in fact not .

　 A. good　 B. playing　 C. cheating　 D. winning

246. That man is really bad ! He _____ her wife , he not only always shouts　 to her but also fights with her .

　　 A. beat　　 B. is in love with　 C. cheats him of　 D. cheats on

245. A _____ cousin of mine has come to see me from a _____ village .

　 A. distance ; distant　 B. distants ; far　 C. distance ; far away　 D. distant ; away

244. He was asked many times to join the party , but he always ______ .

　 A. went the distance　 B. in the distance　 C. kept his distance　 D. keep him at a distance