34.The word “rivals＂ is closest in meaning to _______. (A) sponsors (B) partners (C) competitors (D) employees

40.What does the author suggest in using the phrase “lost to the sands of time＂ ? (A) Ancient Mesopotamia existed in a long forgotten period of history. (B) Mesopotamia is now buried beneath the desert of modern Iraq. (C) We can no longer find the site where Mesopotamia was once located. (D) The great city of Mesopotamia has been eroded by sandstorms.