1. If you do want to solve the problem, you should stop ________ and take some action.
(A) reviving
(B) shifting
(C) tripping
(D)whining

27. Which of the following statements regarding Damascus steel is true? (A)The method of producing Damascus steel will never be found. (B)Damascus steel contains larger amount of carbon than ordinary steel. (C) Keys made from Damascus steel need to be reheated at higher temperature. (D) Damascus steel has been used in manufacturing automobile parts for decades.

28. Why are the Crusaders mentioned in the second paragraph? (A)Because they secured their borders after fighting with the Saracens. (B)Because they learned a skill to cut a feather into two halves in midair from the Europeans. (C) Because they introduced Damascus steel in the Middle East to the European world. (D) Because they found a method to produce Damascus steel when battling in the Middle East.

29. What does the word amenable in the third paragraph refer to? (A)Economical. (B)Fractional. (C) Flexible. (D) Delicate.

30. According to the passage, who are Wadsworth and Sherby? (A)They are metallurgical historians revealing the background of producing Damascus swords. (B)They are metallurgists at Stanford University attempting to produce durable or plastic steel. (C) They are warriors in modern America, who still used Damascus swords in daily-life business. (D) They are crusaders of metallurgy trying to discover ways of making better weapons.

2. The purpose of this protest is to raise the social ________ of women. (A) status (B) statue (C) statuses(D)statute

3. Psychologists think memories ________ with photos are stronger than those evoked by smells. (A) replaced (B) replied (C) consisted(D)associated

4. During the Thanksgiving season, many stores ________ their hours so people have more time to shop. (A) decrease (B) celebrate (C) extend(D)contend

5. I have a very ________ recollection of my great-grandfather, who was an artist, but I can’t really remember him well. (A) explicit (B) vague (C) concrete(D)prominent

6. My sister is in delicate health, and constant illness has had a bad ________ on her study. (A) infect (B) defect (C) effect(D)affect

7. It is important to have goals even if you do not always ________ them. (A) contain (B) compete (C) achieve(D)remove