1. August is a time of _____ for many enterprises.
(A) homographs
(B) doldrums
(C) ingredients
(D) apostrophe

47. Which of the following is an NOT accurate about REM? (A) REM sleep refers to the 90 minutes before we awake from sleep. (B) During REM sleep, our eyes move rapidly while our brain rests. (C) A baby’s REM sleep is twice or more the amount of an adult’s. (D) REM sleep enables the brain to erase emotional memories.

48. According to this article, which of the following is true? (A) The effect of sleep quality on people’s reaction to emotional images is unfounded. (B) Activity of the brain’s center for rational thinking decreases during REM sleep. (C) During REM sleep, the region of the brain that processes emotions becomes active. (D) People react to emotionally charged images less intensely after a sound sleep.

49. Which of the following is NOT true about sleep? (A) Sleep deprivation is as commonplace as sleeplessness in today’s society. (B) Overweight, diabetes and heart problems are ascribable to sleep problems. (C) Sleep disorder alleviates anger, tiredness and inability to concentrate. (D) Sleep problems are as prevailing as feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness.

50. According to the study, after sleep people (A) feel not as agonizing as before. (B) remember good memories mostly. (C) are more vulnerable to daily demands. (D) experience the brain of stress again.

2. When they saw the cops they _____ right out of there. (A) permitted (B) imported (C) knitted (D) scooted

3. The judge leaned forward to _____ at the older of the two prisoners. (A) glower (B) mown (C) attract (D) sprain

4. Take your groceries to the _____ to pay for them. (A) backup (B) breakdown (C) checkout (D) feedback

5. Community colleges and state colleges are tax-supported and usually charge low _____. (A) therapy (B) tuition (C) editor (D) position

6. To step across the line would have been an ineluctable attempt. (A) civil (B) negative (C) unavoidable (D) higher

7. The astonishing variety of nonconformists in the sixteenth century demonstrates the seriousness with which people sought solutions leading to a better life. (A) lunatics (B) ministers (C) groundlings (D) dissenters