1. When stevia first _______ the U.S. market in 2008, many in the nutritional community were over the moon about the health potential of this new sugar substitute.
(A) crashed
(B) listed
(C) hit
(D) fractured

32. According to this reading passage, what is NOT discussed as an advantage of NFTs?(A) An NFT sale could slice and dice elements of property rights, similar to a derivatives contract.(B) A record of the transaction exists on a block chain and can be accessed through apps.(C) NFTs have greatly lowered energy use because of the effort made by many platforms.(D) A license which allows displaying or commercializing the NFT will be issued to a new owner.

33. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage to be the last step for completing a NFT transaction from a dealer's perspective?(A) Converting conventional money into tokens.(B) Converting the proceeds into conventional money(C) Funding a digital wallet to pay fees and levies.(D) Preparing tokens to make a bid at an auction.

34. Which of the following is NOT discussed as one of the three big practical flaws of NFTs?(A) Unbundle property rights.(B) Contract enforcement.(C) Energy consumption.(D) Complicated process.

35. Which of the following can be inferred from this article?(A) NFT assets are not as misused as they are in the real world.(B) NFT properties may not be recognized in the real world.(C) NFT buyers are currently paying too much transaction fees.(D) NFTs may not become mainstream for high transaction fees.

2. Advent is celebrated on four _______ Sundays, beginning on the Sunday closest to November 30 and ending on December 24, Christmas Eve.(A) intermittent (B) consecutive (C) followed (D) chronological

3. Procrastination is an urge many of us give in to even when the _______ are high. That is, even if we know there will be a high price to pay, we still put off doing things.(A) stables (B) shares (C) stakes (D) stocks

4. She is an outspoken _______ of a variety of health-related causes, trying her best to promote the health of the general public.(A) advocate (B) adversary (C) antagonist (D) autocrat

5. If the local company wants to increase market share and profits, it must seize this _______ opportunity to sell products overseas by cooperating with the international enterprise.(A) sign (B) indicator (C) symbol (D) landmark

6. The judges had no _______ to refer to before making their decision on the controversial case.(A) articulation (B) precedent (C) configuration (D) alignment

7. The _______ of your solution is about whether or not you are able to implement your plan to solve the problem in an effective manner.(A) feasibility (B) convenience (C) seriousness (D) uniformity