148. People poke fun at her because she wears such strange hats. The part underlined means ____.

A. make use of 　　　　　　 B. make fun of　　 　　 C. play tricks on　 　　　　 D. make sure of

147. --- How long have you _____ friends?

　 　--- Five years. I made friends with him when we studied together in Beijing Institute of Technology.

A. made　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. been　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. had　　　 　　　　　　　 D. changed

146. I _____ stiff after sitting so long, and could hardly walk.

A. freeze　　 　　　　　　 B. was frozen　　　 　　 C. was freezing　　　 　 D. froze.

145. The nation was reunited and the slaves were ______ when the North won the Civil War in American history.

A. escaped　　　 　　　　 B. set free　　　 　　　　　 C. set freedom　　　 　　 D. set out

144. The Romans __________ a great city on the banks of the River Seine in 1780s.

A. found　　 　　　　　　　 B. find　　　 　　　　　　　 C. founded　　　 　　　　 D. finded

143. You have done me great wrong. I’ll never __________ you for what you did.

A. forget　　　 　　　　　　 B. forgive　　　 　　　　　 C. excuse　　　 　　　　　 D. forcast

142. It is reported that there is going to be a heavy rain, so I am ______ to postpone my visit.

A. had　　　 　　　　　　　 B. forced　　　 　　　　　 C. oppressed　　　 　　　 D. forbidden

141. ----May I use your car?

----No, I _______ you to. You are so young.

A. allow　　　 　　　　　　 B. promise　　　 　　　　 C. forbid　　　 　　　　　　 D. foresee

140. The storekeeper had to fold up his store because he didn’t earn any money after one year. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. close his store　　　　　 B. enlarge his store　　　　 C. change his store　　　　 D. sell his store

139. After such a storm I’m surprised that the river __________.

A. hasn’t flooded　 　　　　　　　 B. hasn’t been flooded　 C. wasn’t flooded　　　　　 D. hadn’t been flooded