1. This girl requires________ attention from doctors and nurses； this means, they need to spend most of their time taking care of her.
(A) constant
(B) literary
(C) short
(D) tentative

17. Which of the following is an example of crowding out? (A) An increase in government spending increases interest rates, causing investment to fall. (B) A decrease in private savings increases interest rates, causing investment to fall. (C) A decrease in the money supply increases interest rates, causing investment to fall. (D) An increase in taxes increases interest rates, causing investment to fall.

18. If education produces positive externalities, we would expect (A) the government to tax education. (B) the government to subsidize education. (C) people to realize the benefits, which would increase the demand for education. (D) colleges to relax admission requirements.

19. If wages are sticky, then a greater than expected increase in the price level (A) raises the real costs of production, so the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts left. (B) raises the real costs of production, so the aggregate quantity of goods and services declines. (C) reduces the real costs of production, so the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts right. (D) reduces the real costs of production, so the aggregate quantity of goods and services rises. 

20. Listed in the table are the long-run total costs for three different firms. Which firm is experiencing diseconomies of scale?(A) Firm A only. (B) Firm B only. (C) Firm C only. (D) Firm A and Firm B only.

2. I do not expect a 7-year-old boy to understand this difficult math theory. His performance really________my expectations. (A) proceeds (B) exceeds (C) concedes (D) intercedes

3. Using a coin__________ to decide major life decisions may ultimately make you happier. (A) toast (B) tosh (C) toss (D) toll

4. The boat__________ on the rough sea due to the bad weather. (A) fluctuated (B) mutated (C) transmuted (D) transposed

5. The boss of this company is unwilling to listen to the opinion of his employees. Whenever an employee tries to make some suggestions, the boss__________ them as unhelpful. (A) continues (B) misses (C) dismisses (D) desists

6. This winter is unusually cold. The temperature__________ from the norm significantly. (A) attributes (B) motivates (C) discredits (D) deviates

7. Not going to college should no longer be__________ . (A) stigmatized (B) facilitated (C) applauded (D) flattered