358. [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)。

357. [答案] D. lodging.

[注释]log 圆木,lodge门房，传达室,lodging住所,landing登陆;降落。

356. [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。)

355. [答案] C. considerable.

　[注释]considerable 相当可观的。[注意]considerate考虑周到的，体谅的，体贴的：1)She is considerate to others. (她能体谅别人。)2)That was very considerate of you. (你真体谅别人。)

354. [答案] B. pace.

[注释]pace 走或跑的速度;发展或进步速度。

353. [答案] A. on the alert.

[注释]on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. (=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car. ) (司机必须密切注视交通信号。)out of control 失去控制;on guard站岗;in vain 徒劳，无效。

352. [答案] A. away.

[注释]give away 暴露，泄露。参阅III. 68. 注释。

351. [答案] D. seriously.

[注释]take. . . seriously 是习惯搭配，意为“重视，认真对待”

350. [答案] B. separate.

[注释]separate 意指将结合的东西“分开，拆散”，divide指把整体“分成”几个部 分，split(沿一条线-)裂开，tear撕开，distinguish“区分，区别，辨别”。

349. [答案] D. shortage.

　[注释]labour shortage 劳动力短缺。Decline 下降。rarity稀少。vacancy 空缺，未占用.