161.The girl felt she was being( )but she couldn‘t see anybody behind her.

149.After he retired from office， Rogers( )painting for a while， but soon lost interest.

148.Some developed countries are trying to( )the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.

147.He is such a man who is always( )fault with other people.

146.This company is closing up， so lots of workers will be laid( ).

145.As it was getting cold， I( )the blanket around myself.

144.They came and gave us a( )( )as to the value of our house.

143.The school is( )in the low-income housing area.

142.The town decided to( )water by restricting the watering of lawns.

141.In( )I see why he failed in the exam. He had never actually done his homework.

140.When will the new driving laws come into( ).