14 According to the passage, why is architecture an art of “here and now”?
(A) We are living in it.
(B) It always gives us joy.
(C) It lasts regardless of time.
(D) Great buildings like French cathedrals and Greek temples still exist.

1 Advances in science and technology have ______changed the world we live in over the last one hundred years. (A)capriciously (B) drastically (C)primitively (D)repellently

2 Whenever Kevin gets back to his nice, cozy apartment, he always feels safe and comfortable; the apartment is just like a_______ to him. (A) boutique (B) dungeon (C)promenade(D)sanctuary

3 The flowers in Kelsey’s garden attract bees and butterflies that_______ the plants naturally. (A) irrigate(B) pollinate (C) pollute (D)transform

4 Hooking up these new speakers to the sound system will _______the music, making it louder and clearer. (A)amplify (B) nullify (C)qualify (D)signify

5 Many agricultural communities recognize that totally eliminating agricultural odors is not economical. (A) Many people in the agricultural field know that it is not undesirable to get rid of odors from agricultural operations. (B) Many people in the agricultural industry believe agricultural odors are likely to harm the national economy in the long run. (C) The majority of the agricultural industry believes that the price for complete removal of agricultural odors is too high. (D) Many agricultural communities believe that there is an economical motive to recognize the need for removing agricultural odors.

6 Study found that feeling sad leads to self-centered thinking, which can lead to greater likelihood of spending extra cash in order to make a person feel better. (A) People who are feeling sad tend to spend more money on themselves. (B) Spending less cash will increase a person’s chances of becoming happier. (C) People who are self-centered are happy, so they spend less money. (D) Sadness leads to spending more money on people who are self-centered.

7 Dante makes Virgil his guide through the hell in his Inferno, which itself could be called the quintessence of medieval literature. (A) Dante guides Virgil to travel through the hell in the Inferno, which itself can be regarded as the model of medieval literature. (B) Dante is guided by Virgil to travel through the hell in the Inferno, which can not be regarded as the model of medieval literature. (C) In medieval literature, the hell is not a typical scene. A medieval writer, Dante, hires a tour guide to show him through the hell in his writing, the Inferno. (D) Dante’s Inferno, in which Virgil guides the author through the hell, is the perfect example of medieval literature.

8 In novels, which are typically populated by a few dozen characters at most, other people are in short supply and the lovers tend to return to each other for better or worse. (A) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers cannot but stick with each other. (B) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers, unlike other people, will try to give each other as much as they can. (C) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers will manage to stay together whereas other characters remain detached from each other. (D) In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers differ from other characters in the way they show affection for each other.

9 What is the best title for this passage? (A) Xenotransplant Interest (B) Xenotransplant Disease (C) Xenotransplant Prevention (D) Xenotransplant Fear

10 What is Louisa Chapman concerned with? (A) The shortage of kidneys, hearts, and livers (B) Treatment of diseases like Parkinson’s (C) Introduction of new germs into the human population (D) The frequency and duration of xenotrasplants

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