273. Though _______ money . his parents managed to send him to university .

　　 A. lacked　　 B. lacking of　　 C. lacking　　 D. lacked in

272.The fire in the hotel broke out at midnight and spread quickly ,but everyone ______ to escape from being burned or killed.

　　 A. was able to　 B. tried　 C. failed　 D. succeeded to

271. He was a heavy smoker. I _____ him to give up smoking but he just wouldn’t listen to me.

　 A. suggested　 B. tried to persuade　 C. persuaded　 D. managed

270. We are going on a _____ to Shanghai.

　 A. journey　 B. travel　 C. tour　 D. trip

269. Everyone passes the exam except Tom, so he feels _____ .

　 A. tiny　 B. little　 C. small　 D. few

268. I usually listen to the weather ______ , though I have little faith in it.

　 A. broadcast　 B. prediction　 C. forecast　 D. announcement

267.Experts _____ what the weather will be like tomorrow.

　 A. forecast　　 B. predict　 C. prove　 D. broadcast

266. The professor _____ in the letter is from Shanghai.

　　 A. referred　　 B. referred to　 C. referring　　 D. referring to

265. Great attention should be paid to _____ the education.

　 A. develop　　 B. developed　 C. developing　 D. being developed

264. After the rain, you should get down ______ the room.

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