338. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the darkness.

　A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent

337. When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

　A. won B. bitten C. beaten D. hit

336. Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.

　A. out of hand B. out of order C. out of place D. out of work

335. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its charm.

　A. appeal to B. stick to C. keep to D. yield to

334. The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

　A. tradition B. habit C. use D. custom

333. He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.

　A. approach B. application C. access D. approval

332. Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.

　A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. look up

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

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

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

　A. delivery B. pronunciation C. conversation D. speech

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