44.
(A) central
(B) outstanding
(C) competitive
(D) intense

40. _____ spent 15 years abroad when I was a student, I found _____ used to living in another country a quite easy task. (A) Having, be (B) Have, been (C) Having, getting (D) Have, get

41. (A) proverbs (B) topics (C) excuses (D) whispers

42. (A) legal (B) elective (C) academic (D) strategic

43. (A) worried (B) energetic (C) sentimental (D) inferior

45. (A) end up (B) set up (C) team up (D) take up

46. What is Giving Tuesday? (A) It is a global initiative to encourage people to donate money to charity every Tuesday. (B) It is a charitable event that convinces people to join the United Nations Foundation. (C) It encourages people to donate their time and money to charity on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. (D) It is a joint project of New York City and the United Nations to promote charitable activities.

47. What is the main purpose of Giving Tuesday? (A) It hopes to bring people’s attention to altruism and embody consumerism to stimulate economy. (B) It aims to shift the focus of people from consumerism to those who are in need. (C) It intends to help promote Black Friday and Cyber Monday businesses and help the poor simultaneously. (D) It is established to counterweigh the charitable events held mostly after Thanksgiving.

48. According to the passage, which one of the following activities might not be held on Giving Tuesday? (A) food drive (B) making donations to charity (C) anti-hunger activities (D) anti-racial discrimination

49. All in all, which of the following statement is NOT true? (A) The initiative was able to attract a lot of people and raise a lot of money for many nonprofit organizations. (B) The hashtag #GivingTuesday has become a popular tool to inspire social media users to give generously. (C) Asha Curran, and Henry Timms have always been the two sole founders of this great cause. (D) The United Nations Foundation offered its vital support and became the initiative’s other cofounder.

50. Which of the following words is closet in meaning to the world “benevolence” in line 2 of the second paragraph? (A) kindness (B) tenacity (C) justice (D) capitalism