34.
(A) estimated
(B) expedited
(C) vanished
(D) developed

30. (A) flirt (B) translate (C) proclaim (D) stagger

31. (A) preempted (B) proved (C) scattered (D) warranted

32. (A) refined (B) hypnotic (C) tentative (D) envious

33. (A) veil (B) bulk (C) hurdle (D) repair

35. (A) soaked (B) imitated (C) scratched (D) conquered

36. According to the text, who were the first people to record historical events and write literary works? (A) Sumerians (B) Asia-Pacific Islanders (C) Egyptians (D) Iraqis

37. How did the ancient Mesopotamians survive in a land with little rainfall? (A) They built towns with a palace at their center. (B) They built efficient watering systems. (C) They got the rain through the help of their prophets. (D) They settled into a war lifestyle.

38. Why was cuneiform initially invented? (A) to notate Mesopotamian music (B) to record the epic of Gilgamesh (C) to keep records of goods and business transactions (D) to portray the beauty of natural scenery

39. In what field was Hammurabi most famous for? (A) architecture (B) engineering (C) medicine (D) law

40. What can we infer from the phrase lost to the sands of time in the context of the last paragraph? (A) Written records of Mesopotamia such as those translation texts on tablets can no longer be found. (B) Mesopotamia’s culture is completely destroyed and has no bearing at all on any modern civilizations. (C) The great city of Mesopotamia has been eroded by sandstorms. (D) Ancient Mesopotamia buildings could only be recovered from the historical records and remains.