345. They say that ________Japanese language is particularly difficult for _____ European.　　 A. the; an　　 B. / ; the　　 C. the; a　　 D. /; a

344. _____ Chicago of ________ 1920s was _______ extremely frightening place.　　 A. /; the; the　 B. The; the; the　 C. The; the; an　 D. The ; / ; an

343. ________ our journey by camel was !　　 A. What an exciting experience　　 B. What exciting experience　　 C. How excited experience　　　　 D. What an excited experience

342. He asked three of us ________ what we had been doing.　 　A. in turn　　 B. by turn　　 C. in turns　　 D. out of turn

341. --- I hope you will be ready to leave no time.　　 --- Don’t worry. I’ll be ready _________ the taxi arrives.　　 A. by the time　 B. in time for　 C. at the time of　 D. until the time when

340. Now the machine runs at double ___________.　　 A. a speed　 B. speed　　 C. the speed　　 D. for speed

339. --- Why weren’t you at the meeting this morning?　　 --- I _______ for a long-distance call from my sister in America.　　 A. waited　 B. was waiting　　 C. had waited　　 D. have been waiting

338. --- I guess you are going to do some shopping.　　 --- __________. But I’d also like to do some washing.　　 A. Not at all　　 B. Not exactly　　 C. Not so good　　　 D. Just so so

337. --- He failed his exam again.　　 --- But what did you ________ ? Had he ever been working hard?　　 A. think　　 B. expect　　 C. consider　　 D. regard

336. I couldn’t make out what they were saying , for they spoke to me _____________.　　 A. right away　　 B. all the time　　 C. in all　　 D. at once