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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