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

She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

　　A. sensitive  B. sensible C. imaginative  D.impressive

You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields.

　　A. track    B. passage    C. method    D. journey

Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

　　A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D.with relation to

The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

　　A. hitting    B. beating    C. tapping   D. knocking

Trains stop here in order to _____ passengers only.

　　A. get off    B. pick up    C. pull up    D. pull in

Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _____ difference between them.

　　A. a submerged      B. an indecisive  C. an indistinct    D. a subtle

The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million _____.

　　A. at one    B. for one    C. to one    D. against one

Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to _____ healthy.

　　A. preserve    B. stay    C. maintain    D. reserve

With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is _____ rapidly transformed.

　　A. anything but B. more or less  C. at large  D. any more