17. The blatant corruption of the agricultural boards has improved in he last couple of decades, partly because of pressure from international agencies, but alsobecause so many rural farmers rationally responded by flocking to the cities,which people were getting cheap food at their expense.  
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13. Over the many years since my accident I had become deeply committing to understanding the nature of our minds and how a sense of self emerges in our  lives to shape the experience we have of identity.  (A)since (B)deeply(C)committing(D)understanding(E)lives

14. We asked scientists who study cold exposure to walk us through some of thehealth claims, and tell us which have the most evidences, which are flimsy, and which hypotheses look promising as new research gets underway (A)through  (B)evidences(C)look (D)as(E)research

15. An increasingly assertive China has now taken to slap exit bans on the  executives of foreign firms； the latest example came on September 29th, when a Hong Kong-based restructuring consultant at Kroll, an American advisory firm, was reported to have been barred from leaving the mainland. (A)increasingly(B)taken to slap(C)on(D)have been(E)from

16. In May 2023, U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in education rankings and consumer advice, announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to emphasize on the success of diverse Students and to remove the influence of alumni giving and class size﹒  (A) in(B)advice(C)to(D)on (E)alumni giving

18. Since early summer, the combination of drought and rising sea levels has helped drag salty water from the ocean up the Mississippi River. The high levels of saltwater have made much of the region’s water undrinking. But public health  experts have also voiced worries that the saltwater intrusion could over time,  corrode the region﹁S ageing water infrastructure. (A)the combination of drought and rising sea levels(B)undrinking(C)have also voiced(D)over timecorrode(E)corrode

19. Among psychologists, such intuitive psychology — the ability to attribute to other people mental states different from our own 一 is called theory of mind, and itsabsence or impairment has been linked to autism, schizophrenia and other  developmental disorders. Theory of mind helps us communicate with and understand with one another； it allows us to enjoy literature and movies. (A)such intuitive psychology(B)different from our own(C)has been linked(D)understand with one another (E)enjoy literature and movies

20. The increasingly close relationship between China and Russia has been decades in  the making, but Russias invasion of Ukraine has tightened their embrace. Both  countries made a clear strategic choice to prioritizing relations between each other,  given what they perceive as a common threat from the U.S.-led West. (A)The increasingly close(B)invasion of(C)has tightened their embrace(D)prioritizing relations between(E)given

21.Based on the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about the book American Sports, 1970: Or How We Spent the War in Vietnam? (A)Its representation of the Vietnam War captures what the author of the passage calls “war’s true identity.” (B) Its perspective of war is different from that of O’Brien’s war stories. (C) The last photograph in the book is of the War Memorial in Indianapolis. (D)lt suggests that for many civilians, life goes on despite the horror of war abroad. (E) It reveals the striking resemblance between American sports and the war.

22.Which of the following best captures the meaning of “quotidian” in the first sentence of the passage? (A)Being part of normal life and not special (B) Being excruciatingly mind-numbing (C) Being tranquil and at ease (D) Being distraught and anxious (E) Being extremely wistful

23.Which of the following statements is ost likely what the author of the passage intends to claim when he quotes William James? (A) There is no way to stop military conflicts at all since we need “the war against war” (B) It’s important to imagine the war to be dangerous (C)The portrayal of war as banal and boring, rather than thrilling, might better encourage the civilians to imagine stopping wars (D) The spectacular gore of a certain kind of true war story is necessary for what William James calls “the war against war” (E) What William James calls “the war against war” is a passive consent to the contemporary global dystopia of perpetual war.