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34 The problem of gun control in America will continue to grow in a vicious circle____ more and more people buying guns to protect themselves. (A) because (B) for (C) while (D) with

35 If it snows this week, we will go skiing this weekend. ____, we will stay in the city and see a movie. (A) Therefore (B) Otherwise (C) Moreover (D) However

36 (A) concluded (B) created (C) contained (D) committed

37 (A) catch (B) focus (C) inquire (D) require

39 does one distinguish between those measures that are heroic and those that are stadard treatments? (A) How (B) What (C) When (D) Which

40 The bullfight is one of the most morally contentious of all legally sanctioned activities in the western world. (A) It is not easy to end the practice of bullfighting as it is permitted by law and beneficial to the moral health of thesociety. (B) In the western world, the bullfight is legally allowed but morally forbidden. (C) Although an officially authorized activity, the bullfight remains one of the greatest ethical controversies in thewestern world. (D) In the western world, the bullfight is prohibited by law and forbidden by the society’s conscience.

41 F. Reinitzer finally realized the cloudy liquid he stumbled upon was a new state of matter and coined the name “liquid crystal.” (A) It was a coincidence that F. Reinitzer discovered a new material, for which he created the term “liquid crystal.” (B) F. Reinitzer found a new kind of material when he fell down accidentally and he called the newly found“liquidcrystal.＂ (C) It dawned on F. Reinitzer that he needed“liquid crystal＂to prove that he had come across a new kind ofmaterial in coins. (D) When churning the cloudy liquid, F. Reinitzer found that the material assumed a new form which he called“liquid crystal.＂

42 The drug trafficking situation is one more potential strain on the already tense relationship between the UnitedStates and Canada. (A) The United States and Canada have a tense relationship in recent years due to traffic problems. (B) Drug smuggling adds a new strain on the tense US-Canada relations. (C) The border transportation problem has long existed between the United States and Canada. (D) The United States and Canada have a tense relationship along the border.

43 The wild and treacherous weather is a threatening sign of grave environmental problems. (A) The unpredictable weather threatens the impending serious environmental problems. (B) The unpredictable weather signifies the impending disastrous environmental problems. (C) Environmental problems threaten our daily life with unpredictable weather. (D) Our daily life is threatened with the unpredictable weather.

44 (A) Description is either objective or subjective. (B) Objective description is purely factual, uncolored by any feelings of the author. (C) At times description carries almost the entire burden of explanation. (D) Its use is not restricted, however, to what we can perceive with our senses.