6. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

　　A. snatch B. scratch

　　C. scrape D. scan

　　7. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

　　A. special B. peculiar

　　C. particular D. unusual

　　8. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

　　A. correspondence

　　B. equation

　　C. proportion

　　D. dimension

　　9. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

　　A. swollen B. raised

　　C. developed D. increased

　　10. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

　　A. out of order B. out of place

　　C. out of control D. out of the question