6 The 2-year-old child is happily playing with his new toy. Obviously, he does not realize ______.
(A) his parents to leave him
(B) his parents leaving him
(C) his parents be leaving him
(D) that his parents are leaving him

2 The body temperature of crocodiles is not ______, so they have to warm themselves in the sun during the day. (A) constant (B) accurate (C) falling (D) mild

3 My boss came from an impoverished family and he attributed his success to his parents’ strict ______. (A) emulation (B) mentality (C) ordinance (D) upbringing

4 Citizens of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan ______ challenges, especially when it comes to archery, the country’s beloved national sport. (A) detest (B) forsake (C) relish (D) withdraw

5 Clothing in Western society is ______. When we dress in the prevailing fashion, we are both trying to conform, yet simultaneously, to individualize ourselves. (A) ambiguous (B) paradoxical (C) philosophical (D) redundant

7 (A) factor (B) censor (C) sector (D) mentor

8 (A) deception (B) orientation (C) contraction (D) abstraction

9 (A) reverence (B) ecstasy (C) apathy (D) disdain

10 (A) As (B) If (C) Because (D) Although

11 (A) falters (B) persists (C) expires (D) collapses

12 It was not until the 1970s, when ranchers began acquiring bison with an eye toward encouraging a boutique meat market, that the species rebounded in significant numbers. (A) The population of bison increased a lot in the 1970s because ranchers saw the potential of bison as a kind of meat on the table and started to raise them on their farms. (B) Bison eyes became a popular item in many jewelry stores in the 1970s when ranchers developed an interest in purchasing bison. (C) Many one-eyed bison boutiques were opened in the marketplace in the 1970s, which contributed to the fast growth of the species on ranches. (D) There was a big increase in the numbers of the bison species in the 1970s when ranchers started to appreciate its beauty.