331. When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.

A. right　　 B. final　　 C. definite　　 D. fixed

[答案] B. final.

[注释]final最终的,不会改变的。definite明确的。fixed固定的,不变的;a fixed income(固定收入)。right正确的。

330. After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.

A. delivery　 B.pronunciation　versation D. speech

[答案] D. speech

[注释]make a speech to sb.(向某人做演讲)。make conversation with sb.(和某人闲谈conversation常与下列动词搭配:get (enter) into conversation with(和......攀谈起来),have a conversation with(与......谈话),interrupt (break off) conversation(中断谈话),turn the conversation to other matters(把话题转到其他问题上)delivery常指"(演讲等的)说话方式,口才",如: His report was good, but his delivery was poor.( 他的报告内容很好,但他的口才太差)。

329. Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

　 A. surprisingly　　 B. eventually

　 C. permanently　 　　D. virtually

[答案] D. virtually

[注释]virtually(=almost, very nearly; in every way that is really important)几乎，事实上，实际上；My book is virtually finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.( 我的书几乎写完了,我只要在作品中再作一点修改就可以了。)surprisingly令人惊奇的；eventually最终的；permanently永久的。

328. All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

A. often　　 B. fast　　 C. soon　　 D. late

[答案] C. soon

[注释]all too实在太......，all too soon意为太快了，带有惋惜的意味，如：Tom had snatched a short holiday from his work to come here. He said it ended all too soon.(汤姆趁工作之暇匆匆来此渡一短假，他说，假期过得太快了。)

327. The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

A. dissolved　 B. removed　 C. resigned　 D. disappeared

[答案] D. disappeared

[注释]disappear消失。dissolve溶解。remove去除。resign辞去,辞职。retire退休。

326. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.

A. advocate　 B.demonstrate　 C.exhibit　 D. reveal

[答案] B. demonstrate

[注释] advocate拥护,提倡。exhibit展览,陈列。reveal揭示,暴露。demonstrate(=show clearly by giving proof or example)(用实例,证据)证明,表演。

325. I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

A. glance　 B. glimpse　 C. glare　 D. gleam

[答案] B. glimpse

[注释] catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调行为的结果)。take a glance (or look) at看一眼(强调行为过程本身)。

324. The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

A. damaged　　 B. hit　　 C. hurt　　 D. harmed

[答案] C. hurt

[注释] damage损坏;harm对......有害;hurt(精神上或肉体上)伤害; hit打击;pain(精神上或肉体上)痛苦。

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

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

[答案] A. sensitive

[注释] sensitive敏感的(to),易受伤害的,灵敏的。sensible明智的(of),通情达理的。imaginative有想象力。impressive的给人留下印象的,感人的。

322. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _____ of smell.

A. degree　　 B. sense　　 C. strength　　 D. scent

[答案] B. sense.

[注释] sense 意为“(五官的)感觉”，如: People have five senses: sight，hearing，smell，taste and touch. scent 气味，香味.