A story goes ______ Elizabeth I of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.
177. You should turn to Mrs. Green. She is the key figure in the company. The underlined part probably means _____.
176. Three times the accused was brought to court for trail, he was sentenced half a year’s imprisonment by the _____.
175. I preferred to go there by plane, but I hadn't enough money to pay for the _______.
174. The teacher asked his students to help the old lady to do some housework and they made a good _____ of it.
173. One of my Japanese friends sent me two _____, but I didn’t accept them.