今天为大家整理了一篇托福词汇练习题，供大家参考，以下是详细内容。
309. This venture uses a special ship, the Glomar Challenger, which can be held precisely in position in the sea --- without any anchor --- by sound-wave guiding systems and computer-controlled propellers.
The word “ precisely” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) exactly
(B) clearly
(C) economically
(D) practically
310. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas.
The word “marked” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) underlined
(B) graded
(C) prolonged
(D) distinct
321. A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the formation and melting of sea ice. When seawater is frozen, the dissolved materials are left behind.
The word “altered” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) determined
(B) changed
(C) accumulated
(D) needed
322. With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land-use planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork.
The word “initiated” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) started
(B) requested
(C) purchased
(D) considered
323. The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that Congress would impose a legislative solution.
The word “stimulated” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) motivated
(B) anticipated
(C) substituted
(D) undermined
324. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing the character of the area.
The word “retain” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) preserve
(B) possess
(C) enjoy
(D) improve
325. There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods
The word “divergent” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) different
(B) distributed
(C) recorded
(D) prominent
326. Descriptive statistics is a tool for describing or summarizing or reducing to comprehensible form the properties of an otherwise unwieldy mass of data.
The word “unwieldy” is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) unmanageable
(B) unpredictable
(C) understandable
(D) unreliable
