381. Though he did not say so directly, the inspector _____ the man was guilty.

A. declared　 B. implied　 C. disclosed　 D. said

[答案] B. implied.

[注释]imply 暗示，含有......的意思：Silence sometimes implies consent.(沉默有时暗示同意。)

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

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

[答案] C. fault.

[注释]find fault with 挑剔，找......的岔子。例如：1)She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. (=He finds something wrong with everything she does.) 2)They found fault with every box I made. (=They found something wrong or something they did not like in every box I made.)

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

[答案] C. come up to.

[注释]come up to 达到，符合：1)He tries his best to come up to the expectations of the people.(他努力达到人民对他的期望。)2)This piece of work does not come up to the

required standard.(这件工作没有达到需要的标准。)catch up with 赶上；add up to总计；go in for 从事，致力于，追求，沉溺于。

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

[答案] B. incredible.

[注释]incredible (=that cannot be believed; difficult to believe) 不可相信的，难以置信的：His story of rescuing six drowning men was incredible. (他抢救6个溺水人的事情是难以置信的。) incompatible(with)不相容的。inclusive包括的，包含的。indifferent 冷淡的，不关心的。

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

[答案] A. fall out.

[注释]fall out 1)吵架，闹翻。参阅III.45,52 2)结果是。参III.50注释。本题中fall out意为happen, come about(发生),例如：As it fell out, they were able to sell their old car.(=They didn't know if they could sell their old car, but at last they did sell it.)本题中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。一般来说，不宜用take place作主语谓语，故不能入选。

本题译文：事情结果怎么会这样：这两个人来在同一时间同一会议上作演讲？

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

[答案] D. scarce.

[注释]本题译文：汽油供不应求，因此必须定量配给。

Scarce(=not available in sufficient quantity, not equal to the demand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不应求的。Inadequate不适应的，不充分的。lack vt./vi. (=be without ; not have; have less than enough of) 缺乏；没有；缺少，例如：1)He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏坚定性。)2)Money is lacking for the plan.(此计划尚缺钱。)3)He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇气。)be lacking in 常指缺乏某种品质、特点等。lack作及物动词时，一般不用被动语态，故不能选C. lacked.4)They lacked for nothing.(他们什么也不缺。)有人认为，lack for是美国英语。

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

A. end　　 B. point　　 C. edge　　 D. tip

[答案] D. tip.

[注释]be on (or at) the tip of one's tongue 就在嘴边，差点被想起，如：The answer was on the tip of my tongue, but I could't think of it.(我差点就想起那答案来，可就是想不起来。) be on the point of 正要(去做某事)：I was just on the point of going when you came in.

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

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

[答案] D. rational.

[注释]rational 有理性的。

本题译文：封建地主和帝国主义者并不比豺狼更有理性。

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

A. belt　　 B. strap　　 C. tie　　 D. string

[答案] B. strap.

[注释]strap(表，手提包的)带。belt绷带，seatbelt(系于飞机座位上的)安全带。tie领带，string细绳子。

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

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

[答案] D. by nature.

[注释]by nature 天生，生来。in person 1)亲自，亲身：I shall be present at the meeting in person.(我将亲自出席会议。)2)身体上，外貌上：In person he was handsome, strong and healthy.(他面目清秀，体格强壮。)at heart 1)内心里，实质上：His manners are cold, but he is at heart a kind man. (他的言谈举止有些冷淡，但实际上他是一个好心肠的人。)2)考虑的是......：When I say don't eat sweets, I have your health at heart.(我叫你别吃果糖，是考虑到你的健康。)on purpose 故意地。