13 Terribly busy as she was, Futter still spent_____ she could afford exploring the museum.
(A) some times
(B) little time
(C) what time
(D) from time to time

9 Researchers have found that a deficiency of DHA, the main_____ of cell membranes in the brain, can leave the brain vulnerable to disease. (A) consumption (B) constituent (C) comprehension (D) contaminant

10 Wife: Why are you buying such an expensive car? Husband: I’m not just buying a car; I’m buying _____ . It’ll for sure make us look good! (A) highlight (B) incentive (C) prestige (D) ridicule

11 Did you say Thomas? I don’t want to work with him. He is the kind of person _____ . (A) nobody can put up with (B) with whom anybody can put up (C) whom nobody can’t put up with (D) with whom somebody can put up

12_____ there are many causes of hair loss, the most common reason men and women lose their hair is due to poor cosmetic grooming practices. (A) While (B) Because (C) For (D) When

14 There were a magic, a spell, and a curse; but the magic has been waved away, and the spell_____ , and the curse was a curse of sleep and not of pain. (A) broke (B) breaks (C) will break (D) broken

15 (A) enacting (B) enhancing (C) engaging (D) enlisting

16 (A) reluctantly (B) resiliently (C) keenly (D) knowingly

17 (A) took (B) carried (C) nourished (D) cherished

18 (A) thwarted (B) shovelled (C) chunked (D) threaded

19 No longer are Japanese products simply muted expressions of international modernism; instead, Japan’s new exports draw inspiration from the country’s abundant artistic heritage. (A) Japanese goods are not just a result of Japan’s cultural inheritance any more but a result of its integration into modern technology and science. (B) The innovative traits of Japanese products reflect a great extent of modernization and tradition and attract international attention and admiration. (C) Japan’s new exporting merchandise is a result of the creativity inspired by its rich tradition rather than purely a result of worldwide modernization. (D) Today’s Japanese export products are internationally known for their quality as well as their artistic design, but they fail to attract sufficient attention.