Part II: Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word.13. In the Four Corners region of the Southwest, most rock art sites are found within the drainages of the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, and their tributaries.
(A) radius
(B) streams
(C) debris
(D) offsets

9. The festival _____ with the opening ceremony – an evening filled with a variety of marvelous performances. (A) gets along (B) kicks off (C) bumps into (D) lines up

10. People _____ shy about sex, but now even women are free to discuss it. (A) used to be (B) are used to being (C) use to be (D) were used to being  

11. The old garage suddenly collapsed one day. Luckily the owner wasn't in there or he _____ killed. (A) can have been (B) could be (C) could have been (D) must have been

12. Whenever Joe went camping in the mountains, he _____ any water that he got from streams before drinking it. (A) purifies (B) may be purifying (C) would purify (D) have purified

14. The patient looks melancholy and despairing; and sometimes he gnashes his teeth, as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him. (A) gnaws (B) grinds (C) munches (D) pokes

15. Dr. Frankenstein has described himself as always having been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secretes of nature. In spite of the intense labor and wonderful discoveries of modern philosophers, he always came from his studies discontented and unsatisfied. (A) concerned (B) infused (C) derived (D) regulated

16. People tend to feel unhappy because someone has something that they desire; however, jealousy can be detrimental to relationships and cause problems at work. (A) suspicious (B) determinant (C) pernicious (D) hostile

17. Children suffering from severe malnutrition are susceptible to illness. It is reported that many African children have become blind because their diet is deficient in vitamin A. (A) entitled (B) subordinate (C) immune (D) prone

18. Tomatoes, potatoes, and hot peppers, all originally from South or Central America, are among several plants that have disproportionately influenced cooking around the world. This happened only after a few intrepid eaters got beyond common fears about potatoes, tomatoes, and other products.  (A) brave (B) conscientious (C) reckless (D) surly 

II. Questions 19- 20, choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.19. A major new survey by the Economic Business Strategy has revealed that businesses intend to prioritize international markets over domestic ones in the next three years. (A) It has been revealed by a business survey that home markets will take priority over international sales during the next few years. (B) It is the intention of businesses to push ahead on both the domestic and international fronts during the next three years, according to a major new survey.   (C) There has been more international than domestic business during the past three years, according to an important new survey. (D) International business oppoutunities will take precedence over domestic ones in the next few years, according to an important new business survey.