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　　341. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

　　A. humble B. minor C. inferior D. awkward

　　342. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.

　　A. fail B. explode C. crack D. burst

　　343. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

　　A. disposed B. deserted C. isolated D. abandoned

　　344. I'm afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.

　　A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. selection

　　345. I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.

　　A. set B. band C. group D. class

　　346. As soon as Charles had _____ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.

　　A. returned B. absorbed C. dissolved D. recovered

　　347. When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.

　　A. scratch B. scrap C. snatch D. scrape

　　348. The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.

　　A. held .. back B. held .. up C. held .. on D. held .. out

　　349. Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor _____.

　　A. decline B. rarity C. vacancy D. shortage

　　350. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.

　　A. split B. separate C. tear D. divide

　　351. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

　　A. significantly B. severely C. earnestly D. seriously

　　352. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　　A. away B. in C. out D. up

　　353. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　　A. on the alert B. out of control C. on guard D. in vain

　　354. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

　　A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth

　　355. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

　　A. extraordinary B. important C. considerable D. valuable

　　356. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

　　A. on the other hand B. on the contrary C. to the contrary D. in consequence

　　357. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

　　A. log B. lodge C. landing D. lodging

　　358. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.

　　A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking for

　　359. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.

　　A. alternate B. alternative C. absolute D. appreciable

　　360. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

　　A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious

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