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]demonstrate(=show clearly by giving proof or example)(用实例,证据)证明,表演。advocate拥护,提倡。exhibit展览,陈列。reveal揭示,暴露。
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。
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。)
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。
330.After dinner the minister made a short_____to the guests.
A.delivery B.pronunciation C.conversation 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)。