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(A) unperceptive
(B) unpredictable
(C) unpalatable
(D) unparalleled

36 The Colosseum in Rome and sites in the historic walled town of Urbino have suffered damage due to _______ snow-fall. (A) indispensable (B) minuscule (C) picturesque (D) unprecedented

37.Basic ______ like greeting people and saying please to show politeness are becoming less common among the youth. (A) customs (B) courtesies (C) gestures (D) situations

38 The first comprehensive system for nationwide ______ was instituted by France for the Napoleonic wars that followed the French Revolution. (A) conscription (B) description (C) inscription (D) prescription

39 (A) heightened (B) enlightened (C) fastened (D) lengthened

41 (A) notice (B) delete (C) put (D) remove

42 (A) succinctly (B) sparsely (C) diminutively (D) trivially

43 (A) innocently (B) mostly (C) arrogantly (D) currently

44 A study has shown that a messy environment could make people long for order and inspire them to hastily simplify and classify things in their minds, which could often lead to discrimination. (A) Eliminating discrimination can be done by living with a simple and neat mind. (B) Inspiring simplicity and order is the key to preventing discrimination from happening. (C) Discriminating against the people living in a messy environment could inspire them to improve. (D) Rushing to create order in a messy environment could sometimes lead to discrimination.

45 Investors and the public are demanding increasingly detailed information on nonfinancial metrics that define sustainability. (A) In terms of financial metrics, investors and the public are never satisfied with the sustainable business. (B) Detailed information on monetary metrics plays a more important role for sustainable investors and the public. (C) Other than financial reports, investors and the public are asking for more details about factors indicating sustainability. (D) Investors and the public keep inquiring detailed information on nonfinancial metrics to sustain the validity of the contract.

46 What great horror movies do is that they show us our fears and make them so beautiful that we can't take our eyes off the screen. (A) Great horror movies catch our eyes by showing us our fears in an irresistibly beautiful way on the screen. (B) Great horror movies force us to examine our fears through frightening but beautiful scenes on the screen. (C) Great horror movies amaze us by showing us frightening scenes about our beauty on the screen. (D) Great horror movies allow us to transform our fears in an irresistible way into beautiful scenes on the screen.