349. That sound doesn‘t _____ in her mother tongue so it‘s difficult for him to pronounce.

A) happen C) occur

B) take place D) run

350. James Saxon has fallen into a queer _____ of walking on his head.

A) custom C) convention

B) tradition D) habit

351. After the theft of her car Mrs.Lamb put in an insurance ______ for $3,000.

A) estimate C)claim

B) assessment D) account

352. This author begins by ______to the early history of India.

A) quote C) indicate

B) mention D) refer

353. Acting is very _____and you have got to push yourself if you want to succeed.

A) progressive C) aggressive

B)competitive D) impressive

354. How can she be so ______ to the sufferings of the victims of the flood disaters.

A) inferior C) indifferent

B)immune D) indispensable

355. I‘m in no ______ this evening to listen to his silly jokes.

A) mood C) tendency

B) emotion D) sense

356. The manager asked me if I had any _____ experience.

A) earlier C) preliminary

B) before D) previous

357. She longed for a good marriage, a secure job and a guranteed income. In short, he wanted______.

A) safety C) stability

B) insurance D) security

358. It is against traffic _____ not to wear seat belts in a car.

A) rule C) law

B) regulations D) order

359. It is ______ well impossible to travel over these mountains in winter.

A) pretty C) smart

B) nice D) fair

360. When he applied for a ______in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager.

A) career C) location

B) profession D) position

361. All cigarette packets carry _____ about the effects of smoking on health.

A) an advice C) a warning

B) an alarm D) an alert

362. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first______.

A) view C) sight

B) vision D) look

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363. All medicines should be kept out of the _____ of children.

A) contact C) touch A) considerable C) compound

B) hand D) reach

B) comprehensive D) complicated

364. The government gave a very ______ explanation of its plans for industrial development.

365. I‘m afraid I haven‘t got time to _____ the matter right now.

A) go into C) go around

B) get in with D) get into

366. It took the soldier a long time to _____ the death of his comrade.

A) get aound C) get across

367. That book has been out of _____ for a long time.

A) press C) publication

368. Children often enjoy _____ in their parents‘ clothes.

A) making up C) dressing up

B) stand up D) washing up B) print D) copy B) get over D) get through

369. No matter what happens, I will _____ you, so don‘t be afraid.

A) stand up to C) stand up for

B) stand for D) stand by

370. The man _____ fire to the department store deliberately and so he was arrested by the police.

A) played C) put

B) set D) caught

371. My boss insists on seeing everything in _____ before he makes a decision.

A) red and blue C) black and white

B) green and yellow D) black and blue

372. As a result of the radio _____ for help for the earthquake victims, over a million pounds has been raised.

A) invention C) programme

B) advertisement D) appeal

373. He _____ in arguing about the fine points in the contract long after everyone else was satisfied.

A) insisted C) stuck

374. The old man was _____ asleep in his chair.

A) quite C) completely

375. This is not the ______ picture, but just a copy of it.

A) real C) true

B) actual D) original B) fast D) very B) held D) persisted

376. In fact the U.S. Congress _____ to the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.

A) agrees C) matches

B) corresponds D) coincides

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377. Negotiations about fixing the ______between the two countries are still going on.

A) border C) edge

B) boundary D) frontier

378. The work is not very profitable _____ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.

A) according to C) in terms of

B) on the basis of D) in view of

379. Our library is well equipped and students have easy _____ to the books they want.

A) access C) path

B) way D) road

380. The witness‘s statement about the accident was very _____; we knew almost everything about it now.

A) particular C) exceptional

B) specific D) special

381. The two climbers was ______ from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends.

A) suspended C) relieved

B) suspected D) isloated

382. They lay almost flat and _____ through the tube like underground passage.

A) climbed C) slid

B) crawled D) glided

383. Through exposure to air, water, and organic matter, rocks _____ changes known as weathering（风化）.

A) undergo C) undertake

B) transform D) underline

384. Mr.Smith is paving the garden ______ with flat stones of various shapes.

A) road C) track

B) way D) path

385. The gentle sloping hills are ______ of northern Germany.

A) elementary C)fundamental

B) characteristic D) primary

386. They have bought the cottage ______ renovating it and reselling it at a profit.

A) in view of C) with a view to

B) in respect of D)with respect of

387. There are many small ______ stores along the street in the area.

A) specialized C) specialty

B)special D)specialist

388. I‘m rather busy today; I would like to accompany you to the station, ______.

A) somehow C) therefore

B) though D) otherwise

389. Though_____ in Beijing, Mr. Li has always preferred to record the plain facts of small town life.

A) grown C) developed

B) raised D) cultivated

390. None of the servants were ______ when Mrs. Smith wanted to send a message.

A) available C) approachable

B) practicable D) applicable

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391. The newest satellite can ______ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time.

A) carry C) bring

B) extend D) take

392. Don‘t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

A) release C) relate

B) relieve D) retain

393. It has been tested plastics tend to be ______ these acids.

A) resistant to C) attached to

394. You can ______ this desk to the height of any child.

A) treated C) adopted

B) adjusted D) remedied B) responsible to D) contrary to

395. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______.

A) hurt C) spoiled

396. The captain had an ______ leg, made of wood.

A) false C) unnatural

B) artificial D) unreal B) damaged D) harmed

397. Our limited budget makes it difficult for us to ______ their extravagant（奢侈的）way of living.

A) rate C) speed

B) pace D) growth

398. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

A) ignored C) refused

B) neglected D) denied

399. I can‘t give you ______ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.

A) an expense C) an order

B) a charge D) a purchase

400. She made such a ______ contribution to the factory that they are naming one of the new buildings after her.

A) genuine C) modest

B) minimum D) generous

401. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ______.

A) gaps C) intervals

B) length D) distance

402. You can‘t afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ______ to put it right.

A) decisions C) sides

403. The ______ of blood always makes him feel sick.

A) sight C) view

B) look D) form B) directions D) steps

404. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______ sicknesses.

A) normal C) average

B) regular D) ordinary

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405. This hotel ______ $60 for a single room with bath a night.

A)claims C) prices

B) demands D) charges

406. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation

only ______ to his confusion. A) extended B) amounted

B) added D) turned

407. A completely new situation will _____ when the examination system comes into existence.

A) arise C) raise

408. It took him several months to ______ the wild horse.

A) tend C) cultivate

B) breed D) tame B) rise D) arouse

409. The view from the other side of the mountain was even more ______.

A) productive C) positive

B) impressive D) decisive

410. Americans ______ have eggs, some meat, toast fruit and coffee at breakfast.

A) normally C) consequently

B) continuously D) traditionally

411. They had an accident on the road and didn‘t ______ at their hotel until after midnight.

A) enter C) check in

B) arrive D) reach

412. I bought this sixteenth-century diamond ring at a quite ______ price.

A) dear C) expensive

B) cheap D) reasonable

413. This kind of trees cannot be grown in such a cold ______ as ours.

A) weather C) air

B) climate D) season

414. I‘ll be unable to join you. Please _____ my name from the list.

A) get rid of C) remove

B) take away D) turn off

415. My mother ______ my forehead and told me I had a slight fever.

A) moved C) sensed

B) touched D) felt

416. It‘s true that many old people in the United States have to _____ loneliness.

A) submit C) suffer

B) receive D) endure

417. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ______ an accident.

A) included in C) involved in

B) related to D) subjected to

418. The result were ______ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them.

A) insignificant

B) tiny

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