323. The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

A. consequently B. constantly

C. continuously D. consistently

324. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

A. convinced B. inspired C. induced D. attracted

325. From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

A. stimulus B. urgency C. encouragement D. promotion

326. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

A. withdraw B. abandon C. diminish D. eliminate

323 、 [ 答案 ]A. consequently.

[ 注釋 ]consequently (as a result) 因而，所以。

324 、 [ 答案 ]B. inspired.

[ 注釋 ]inspired 鼓舞，激勵，產生： 1)His speech inspired us to try again. 2)He inspired confidence in me. ( 他使我產生信心。 ) 3)The good news inspired us with hope.( 這個好消息使我們產生希望。 )

325 、 [ 答案 ]C. encouragement.

[ 注釋 ]encouragement 鼓勵，支持： shouts of encouragement( 鼓勵的歡呼聲 ) 。

本題譯文：從歡呼聲和鼓勵聲中，我猜想他正在贏得這場競賽。

326 、 [ 答案 ]D. eliminate.

[ 注釋 ]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with) 消除，排除，淘汰： 1) Can the government eliminate poverty? （政府能否消除貧困？） 2)eliminate slang words form an essay( 從文章中去掉俚語詞 ) 。