356.Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle(压垮)the Chinese people;_____it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
A.on the other hand B.on the contrary
C.to the contrary D.in consequence
[答案]B.on the contrary.
[注释]on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary,I have only just begun.Monday unless you write me to the contrary.(我星期一将来，除非你写信告诉我有相反地情况。)
357.As he had no friends and relatives in the town,the traveler tried to find a_____somewhere.
A.log B.lodge C.landing D.lodging
[答案]D.lodging.
[注释]log圆木,lodge门房，传达室,lodging住所,landing登陆；降落。
358.Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book,she is always_____her place.
A.loosing B.missing C.losing D.looking for
[答案]C.Losing.
[注释]lose one's place意为读书时“找不到读到哪儿”。类似的习语有：lose heart(灰心，泄气),lose one's heart to sb.(爱上某人),lose one's head(惊慌失措),lose one's hold on(or over)(失去对......的控制),lose one's temper(发脾气),lose one's tongue(紧张得不知说什么好)，lose one's way(迷路),lose sight of(看不见了),lose one's never(失去勇气)。
359.The manager said that they had an_____plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.
A.alternate B.alternative C.absolute D.appreciable
答案]B.alternative.
[注释]alternative可提供选择的，两者挑一的：alternate交替的：1)There was no alternative route open to her.(在她面前没有另外可供选择的路线。)2)French and English are not alternative courses;but may be taken in the same year.(语法和英语并不是交替开设的课程；而可以在同一年里选修。)
360.Jim isn't_____,but he did badly in the final exams last semester.
A.gloomy B.dull C.awkward D.tedious
[答案]B.dull.
[注释]dull(=slow in understanding)迟钝的。
