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(A) believe
(B) condemn
(C) promise
(D) convince

38 The owner of the shop said that his business could never ______ without the Internet. (A) have succeeded (B) succeed (C) a success (D) as successful

39 (A) maintenance (B) inconsistency (C) predicament (D) inevitability

40 (A) not the other (B) the other (C) not another (D) another

41 (A) belief (B) loss (C) reduction (D) quality

43 (A) secrets (B) benefits (C) flaws (D) functions

44 No hour is too early or too late to call Jefferson Plumbing Company. (A) If you call at an early hour, Jefferson Plumbing Company will never be late. (B) Jefferson Plumbing Company accepts calls at any hour of the day. (C) Jefferson Plumbing Company does not answer calls that are too early or too late. (D) Whether you call early or late, Jefferson Plumbing Company will come in an hour.

45 Fashion experts may preach the aesthetic qualities stilettos have on an outfit, but podiatric experts believe quite the contrary. (A) High-heel shoes may be good for women’s feet, but doctors think there may be some health risks with the trend. (B) Magazine editors say that stilettos are in style, but fashion designers have already moved on. (C) Foot specialists don’t agree with stylists who say stilettos can make many different styles of clothing look better. (D) Footware designers don’t agree with clothing designers that stilettos are in style.

46 The date seed was probably left by _____. (A) the Jewish zealots who died in A.D. 73 (B) the Romans who killed the Jewish in A.D. 73 (C) the Jewish who surrendered to the Romans in A.D. 73 (D) the crusaders who conquered the people at Masada in A.D. 73

47 According to the passage, the major purpose of planting the date seed is _____. (A) to find out how long the date tree can live (B) to reconstruct the history of the Middle East (C) to discover the peculiarity of the date palm in Judea (D) to extract its medicinal elements to cure rare diseases

48 Which of the following is a synonym of “excavation” in the 2nd paragraph? (A) Dig (B) Cliff (C) Desert (D) Fortress