4 It is fatal for a government to issue ____ statements or policies from different departments and confuse people.
(A)contradictory
(B)conservative
(C)contributive
(D)convenient

10. What can be inferred from the passage about ambergris? (A) It is an important part of a whale’s diet. (B) It protects the whale’s digestive tract. (C) Without it the whale could not digest squid. (D) It is produced from the chitin in the beaks of squids.

1 My parents always encourage me to ____ some of my monthly income for investment. (A)put aside (B)put down (C)put forward (D)put on

2 Unfortunately, I live in a remote part of town where few services are ____. (A)accessible (B)edible (C)associable (D)audible

3 After winning the Nobel Prize, the scientist is ____ by the crowd of reporters. (A)foxed (B)fished (C)lionized (D)wolfed

5 A grand jury in South California indicted 30 people, ____ a local man identified as one of the world’s top drug-money launderers. (A)it includes (B)they include (C)included (D)including

6 When it comes to green tea’s ability to fight cancer, studies have found plenty of ____ and not a lot of evidence. (A)promise (B)persistence (C)possession (D)persuasion

7 For most students, the idea of “work” does not depend so much on the type of activity being done as on whether or not the person in authority requires it be done. (A)Most students take an activity as “work” because they are required by their classmates to do it. (B)Most students define “work” based on whether their teacher likes that activity or not. (C)Most students consider every uninteresting activity they have to do in school as “work.” (D)Most students only take the activities assigned by their teacher as “work.”

8 The presence of women students in such great numbers in professional schools stands in stark contrast to their numbers in the professions themselves. (A)The great numbers of women students in professional schools represent a drastic change in the role of women in the society. (B)Professional schools, which do not require much standing, are much more desirable for women than the professions themselves. (C)In professional schools, the attendance rates of women students are much higher than those of their male counterparts. (D)Although many women study in professional schools, only few of them are actually working in the professions.

9 We have had plenty of time to consider the pros and cons of a single currency. (A)We have had lots of time to mull over the generally agreed issue with regard to using one type of legal tender for the whole area. (B)We have had sufficient time to find out the outcomes of using the same type of money that was once said to be a failure. (C)We have had sufficient time to think about both sides of the arguments that support and oppose the idea of using the same type of money. (D)We have had much time to think about the proposals for using the same types of coins and notes for the area.

10 Residents of Florida often have a closer view of crocodiles than they would like. (A)Some crocodiles are raised as family pets in Florida. (B)Crocodiles are quite popular among the people of Florida. (C)It is not rare that crocodiles may get close to and scare people in Florida. (D)Florida is a paradise for children where they can watch crocodiles closely.