368. He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

　A. lend B. help C. show D. loan

367. I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.

　A. merest B. lowest C. last D. least

366. Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.

　A. environment B. position C. residence D. dwelling

365. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.

　A. confused B. nervous C. shameful D. embarrassed

364. Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.

　A. exclude B. eliminate C. extinguish D. impose

363. The filling station _____ because there were too many others on the street.

　A. fell through B. went under C. fell out D. went through

362. His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.

　A. on the rise B. on the spot C. on the decline D. on the side

361. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

　A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened

360. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

　A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious

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