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　　361. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

　　A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened

　　362. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.

　　A. on the rise B. on the spot C. on the decline D. on the side

　　363. The filling station _____ because there were too many others on the street.

　　A. fell through B. went under C. fell out D. went through

　　364. Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.

　　A. exclude B. eliminate C. extinguish D. impose

　　365. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.

　　A. confused B. nervous C. shameful D. embarrassed

　　366. Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.

　　A. environment B. position C. residence D. dwelling

　　367. I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.

　　A. merest B. lowest C. last D. least

　　368. He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

　　A. lend B. help C. show D. loan

　　369. I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.

　　A. at least B. in no time C. at last D. at present

　　370. It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it _____ six hours.

　　A. ended B. finished C. prolonged D. lasted

　　371. The _____ stuck on the outside of the envelope said "By Air".

　　A. label B. ticket C. signal D. sign

　　372. Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.

　　A. at heart B. on purpose C. in person D. by nature

　　373. She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

　　A. belt B. strap C. tie D. string

　　374. Feudal landlords, and imperialists are in no way more _____ than wolves.

　　A. reasonable B. regardless C. ridiculous D. rational

　　375. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.

　　A. end B. point C. edge D. tip

　　376. The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供应).

　　A. inadequate B. rare C. lacked D. scarce

　　377. How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.

　　A. fall out B. take place C. get around D. come through

　　378. He looked incredulous(不轻信的) on hearing the news. He seemed to think it _____.

　　A. incompatible B. incredible C. inclusive D. indifferent

　　379. In my opinion, your work does not _____ what I expected of you.

　　A. catch up with B. add up to C. come up to D. go in for

　　380. I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.

　　A. error B. mistake C. fault D. failure