A) usually C) constantly B) invariably D) always
348. We have little _____ information about the development of the West.
A) present B) modern C) up-to-date D) contemporary
349. That sound doesn‘t _____ in her mother tongue so it‘s difficult for him to pronounce. A) happen B) take place C) occur D) run 350. James Saxon has fallen into a queer _____ of walking on his head. A) custom B) tradition C) convention D) habit 351. After the theft of her car Mrs.Lamb put in an insurance ______ for $3,000. A) estimate B) assessment C)claim D) account 352. This author begins by ______to the early history of India. A) quote B) mention C) indicate D) refer
353. Acting is very _____and you have got to push yourself if you want to succeed. A) progressive B)competitive C) aggressive D) impressive 354. How can she be so ______ to the sufferings of the victims of the flood disaters. A) inferior B)immune C) indifferent D) indispensable 355. I‘m in no ______ this evening to listen to his silly jokes. A) mood B) emotion C) tendency D) sense 356. The manager asked me if I had any _____ experience. A) earlier B) before C) preliminary D) previous
357. She longed for a good marriage, a secure job and a guranteed income. In short, he wanted______. A) safety B) insurance C) stability D) security 358. It is against traffic _____ not to wear seat belts in a car. A) rule B) regulations C) law D) order 359. It is ______ well impossible to travel over these mountains in winter. A) pretty B) nice C) smart D) fair
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360. When he applied for a ______in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the
manager. A) career B) profession C) location D) position 361. All cigarette packets carry _____ about the effects of smoking on health. A) an advice B) an alarm C) a warning D) an alert 362. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first______. A) view B) vision C) sight D) look
363. All medicines should be kept out of the _____ of children. A) contact B) hand C) touch D) reach
364. The government gave a very ______ explanation of its plans for industrial development.
A) considerable B) comprehensive C) compound D) complicated 365. I‘m afraid I haven‘t got time to _____ the matter right now. A) go into B) get in with C) go around D) get into 366. It took the soldier a long time to _____ the death of his comrade. A) get aound B) get over C) get across D) get through 367. That book has been out of _____ for a long time. A) press B) print C) publication D) copy 368. Children often enjoy _____ in their parents‘ clothes. A) making up B) stand up C) dressing up D) washing up 369. No matter what happens, I will _____ you, so don‘t be afraid. A) stand up to B) stand for C) stand up for D) stand by
370. The man _____ fire to the department store deliberately and so he was arrested by the police. A) played B) set C) put D) caught 371. My boss insists on seeing everything in _____ before he makes a decision. A) red and blue B) green and yellow C) black and white 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 B) advertisement
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C) programme D) appeal
373. He _____ in arguing about the fine points in the contract long after everyone else was
satisfied.
A) insisted B) held C) stuck D) persisted 374. The old man was _____ asleep in his chair. A) quite B) fast C) completely D) very 375. This is not the ______ picture, but just a copy of it. A) real B) actual C) true D) original
376. In fact the U.S. Congress _____ to the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.
A) agrees B) corresponds C) matches D) coincides 377. Negotiations about fixing the ______between the two countries are still going on. A) border B) boundary C) edge D) frontier 378. The work is not very profitable _____ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it. A) according to B) on the basis of C) in terms of D) in view of 379. Our library is well equipped and students have easy _____ to the books they want. A) access B) way C) path D) road
380. The witness‘s statement about the accident was very _____; we knew almost everything about it now. A) particular B) specific C) exceptional D) special 381. The two climbers was ______ from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends. A) suspended B) suspected C) relieved D) isloated 382. They lay almost flat and _____ through the tube like underground passage. A) climbed B) crawled C) slid D) glided
383. Through exposure to air, water, and organic matter, rocks _____ changes known as weathering（风化）. A) undergo B) transform C) undertake D) underline 384. Mr.Smith is paving the garden ______ with flat stones of various shapes. A) road B) way
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C) track D) path
385. The gentle sloping hills are ______ of northern Germany.
A) elementary B) characteristic C)fundamental D) primary
386. They have bought the cottage ______ renovating it and reselling it at a profit. A) in view of B) in respect of C) with a view to D)with respect of 387. There are many small ______ stores along the street in the area. A) specialized B)special C) specialty D)specialist
388. I‘m rather busy today; I would like to accompany you to the station, ______. A) somehow B) though C) therefore D) otherwise
389. Though_____ in Beijing, Mr. Li has always preferred to record the plain facts of small town life.
A) grown B) raised C) developed D) cultivated 390. None of the servants were ______ when Mrs. Smith wanted to send a message. A) available B) practicable C) approachable D) applicable
391. The newest satellite can ______ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time.
A) carry B) extend C) bring D) take 392. Don‘t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A) release B) relieve C) relate D) retain 393. It has been tested plastics tend to be ______ these acids. A) resistant to B) responsible to C) attached to D) contrary to 394. You can ______ this desk to the height of any child. A) treated B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied
395. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______. A) hurt B) damaged C) spoiled D) harmed 396. The captain had an ______ leg, made of wood. A) false B) artificial C) unnatural D) unreal
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