12 The Country Museum has constantly inducted new members into the museum—sharing their talents and dedication to the preservation and _____ of country arts.
(A) discrimination
(B) indignation
(C) manipulation
(D) perpetuation

8 The _____ rate in India has shown major sign of improvement in the last decade, and the current rate for people who can read and write stands at 74.04 percent. (A) cultivation (B) knowledge (C) literacy (D) performance

9 Sally had to call the police for help because her ex-boyfriend continued to _____ her with violent threats and unwelcomed visits at all hours of the day. (A) authorize (B) encounter (C) harass (D) pollute

10 After an hour of negotiation, the supplier and the buyer made a _____ in the price to reach a mutually beneficial deal. (A) complication (B) compliment (C) comprehension (D) compromise

11 To achieve long-term success, global companies need to both satisfy universal drives and take care of the _____ differences between countries and cultures. (A) ambiguous (B) ambivalent (C) identical (D) idiosyncratic

13 If you plan to make the video for professional use, you may need to obtain permission to use published music in order to avoid copyright _____ . (A) feasibility (B) infringement (C) miscellany (D) parenthesis

14 It is hard to judge a stone in the rough. Diamonds tend to lose at least 50% of their weight during the _____ process. (A) distracting (B) polishing (C) retrieving (D) squeezing

15 The accuracy of the analysis depends on the _____ of the data supplied. There will be fewer mistakes in an analysis with a thorough survey of the information collected. (A) correlation (B) integrity (C) paradox (D) scarcity

16 Asiana Airlines is famous for its _____ cabin staff service. In fact, it won the World’s Best Cabin Staff Award at 2011 World Airline Awards. (A) eccentric (B) impeccable (C) redundant (D) sentimental

17 The medicine-men of the Apache are the most influential personages, claiming to have supernatural power through their many deities and their knowledge of the occult and ominous. (A) The claim of having supernatural power and having connections with gods and their knowledge has great influence on the Apache medicine-men’s personality. (B) The Apache medicine-men are supernatural figures possessed by gods who give them knowledge of the underworld. (C) The Apache medicine-men, who claim to possess supernatural power through their gods and their knowledge of the mysterious world, play a very vital role in the tribe. (D) The claim of the Apache medicine-men about their supernatural power has great influence on the deities and mythical knowledge of the tribe.

18 John still wouldn’t own up to the fact that he had made a mistake of selling the house. (A) After the house was sold, John said, in fact, he didn’t want to sell it. (B) John didn't want to admit that selling the house was not a good idea. (C) Although John didn’t like his own house, he still kept it for a long time. (D) Because John did not own the house, he couldn’t sell it.