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.

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

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

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.

47 What does the underlined “it” in the first line refer to? (A) The ghost ship (B) The mortality (C) The immunity (D) The plague

48 Which of the following countries was NOT affected by the disease at first? (A) Denmark (B) France (C) Russia (D) United Kingdom

49 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) The number of deaths given by Froissart is not reliable. (B) The disease described in the passage broke out first in 1349. (C) The mortality rates of the affected countries differ greatly. (D) An infected ship landing on Bergen started the spread of the disease in Norway.

50 What is the sequence in which the plague reached the countries or cities? (A) Paris—Bergen—Iceland—Russia (B) Picardy—Iceland—Greenland—Flanders (C) The Low Countries—Prussia—England—India (D) Russia—Picardy—the Low Countries—Norway