(D) unfortunately

371. One of the best-known examples of mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago with the demise of dinosaurs and many other forms of life.

　　The word "demise" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) change

　　(B) recovery

　　(C) help

　　(D) death

　　372. One interesting, and controversial, finding is that extinctions during the past 250 million years have tended to be more intense every 26 million years.

　　The word "finding" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) published information

　　(B) research method

　　(C) ongoing experiment

　　(D) scientific discovery

　　373. Even the name is an epithet, a synonym for the stunted, the scruffy, the insignificant, what is beautiful about such a place?

　　The word "insignificant" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) unimportant

　　(B) undisturbed

　　(C) immature

　　(D) inappropriate

　　374. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement.

　　The phrase "regardless of" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) as a result of

　　(B) no matter what

　　(C) proud of

　　(D) according to

　　375. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period, but marked stylistic developments occurred in shape and in decoration, for example, in the interplay of black and other glazes with the red surface of the fired pot.

　　The word "marked" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) original

　　(B) attractive

　　(C) noticeable

　　(D) patterned

　　376. The broad utility of terra-cotta was such that workers in clay could generally afford to confine themselves to either decorated ware and house wares like cooking pots and storage jars or building materials like roof tiles and drainpipes.

　　The word "confine" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) adapt

　　(B) train

　　(C) restrict

　　(D) organize

　　377. Some sixth-and fifth-century B. C. Athenian pottery establishments are known to have concentrated on a limited range of fine ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of Thasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand.

　　The word "presumably" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) frequently

　　(B) practically

　　(C) preferably

　　(D) probably

　　378. The expense of moving a family to the ever-receding frontier exceeded the means of many, and the cost of tools draft animals, a wagon, a well, fencing, and of building the simplest house, might come to$1,000---a formidable barrier.

　　The word "formidable" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) obvious

　　(B) predictable

　　(C) difficult

　　(D) manageable

　　379. Homesteaders usually came from districts not far removed from frontier conditions. And despite the intent of the law, speculators often managed to obtain large tracts.