11 Barbecue is arguably the most American of food, and there’s no _____ of festivals, restaurants, contests, and TV shows that prove it.
(A)fascination
(B)paradox
(C)shortage
(D)tradition

7 For many people, art is something for us to admire; they don’t really care if an artwork is an original or a _____ as long as the beauty is in there. (A)renewal (B)restoration (C)reproduction (D)resurrection

8 Knowing the coal mine had collapsed, the families of the buried miners were all on the _____ of having a nervous breakdown. (A)auspice (B)benefice (C)edifice (D)precipice

9 The downside of the Internet is that being a super-giant informational source, the Web is _____ to piracy and plagiarism. (A)deducible (B)intangible (C)ostensible (D)susceptible

10 After checking out of the hospital, Linda had to _____ at home for months before she could completely recover from a serious injury in her back. (A)menstruate (B)perpetuate (C)recuperate (D)stabilize

12 Washing reduces the pesticide _____ on your produce, although it does not eliminate it. (A)cleaner (B)dealer (C)fabric (D)residue

13 To _____ how sexual harassment is defined in the workplace, companies need to hold institution-wide conversations on what constitutes sexual harassment. (A)determine (B)forbid (C)permit (D)retain

14 _____ trade policies－policies that allow the unrestricted flow of goods and services－sharpen competition and motivate creativity. (A)Domestic (B)Liberal (C)Protective (D)Sufficient

15 My wife enjoys purchasing all kinds of kitchen gadgets. However, sometimes the things she buys are more of a _____ than a help. (A)facility (B)foresight (C)hindrance (D)hindsight

16 Any serious conversation about the planet’s climate and our energy future must begin, paradoxically, with a backward look at geologic time. (A)The earth’s climate patterns and energy consumption are, contradictorily, determined by the geologic past of the planet. (B)All important discussions about the climate and energy future of Earth must take the paradox of geologic time into consideration. (C)A historical review of the earth’s geological past will, interestingly, assist our discussions about the planet’s climate and energy future. (D)A retrospective view of the geologic time of Earth offers little insight into the planet’s climate and energy future.

17 Poems often feature a persona, or a speaker, who expresses a viewpoint the poet presumably does not share. (A)The viewpoint of the speaker in a poem is the same as that of the poet. (B)The viewpoint of the speaker is often different from that of the poet. (C)The persona in a poem represents the poet and speaks for him/her. (D)The persona or the speaker in the poem does not share the same literary features of the poet.