12 Although Elaine gave me very _____ directions to her house, I still got lost.
(A)inexplicable
(B)dispensable
(C) explicit
(D)exchangeable

8 The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not _____ in the process. On the contrary, you will get even more powerful even though it is not what you want. (A)advocated (B)diminished (C) exempted (D)mobilized

9 The downside of globalization advocated by multinational companies is their atrocious attempt to_____ the poor in developing countries. (A)redeem (B) exploit(C) impeach(D) oscillate

10 To reduce the number of stray animals on the streets, the government sent out a team to catch stray dogs and cats and _____ them instead of killing them. (A)compromise (B)forego (C)neuter (D)whistle

11 The rise of the Internet has sped up the fashion life cycle by enabling people around the world to find out about even the most_____ fashion trends as they emerge. (A)addictive (B)dynamic (C)obscure (D)permanent

13 Search engines are good at matching words across websites but have struggled with nuance to answer questions in everyday language. (A)Matching words across websites makes it difficult for search engines to provide detailed answers. (B)Subtle differences among daily usage make it difficult for search engines to provide answers to users. (C)Although search engines can find answers, users may not know how to match the exact wording across websites. (D)Although worldwide users function in many languages, search engines can provide answers accurately in only one language.

14 (A)Nevertheless(B) No doubt (C) In contrast (D) What's worse

15 (A)in the beginning (B) once upon a time (C) at once(D) over time

16 (A)examples (B)origins (C)impacts (D)species

17 (A)incompatible with known as (B) popular with (C) dictated (D) by

18 (A)One (B) Each (C)The other (D) That