17. Watching television is part of the everyday life of the viewers. It is not, as is sometimes suggested, a separate activity undertaken in perfect quiet in comfortable surrounding.
(A)part of
(B)as is sometimes suggested
(C)undertaken
(D)in perfect quiet
(E)surrounding

13. Perhaps most notable were her efforts to bring about an end to violence in the Balkans, and she was crucial in push Clinton to intervene in Kosovo in 1999 to prevent a genocide against ethnic Muslims by former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. She was haunted by the earlier failure of the Clinton administration to end the genocide in Bosnia.(A)most notable were her efforts(B) bring about an end to violence(C)was crucial in push Clinton to(D)a genocide against ethnic Muslims(E)She was haunted by

14. Russia and Ukraine have agreed with the need for humanitarian corridors to deliver aid and help civilians exit besieged Ukrainian cities, in the first apparent sign of progress in talks between the warring sides. The tentative agreement, reached in Belarus, came as Russian forces continued to surround and attack Ukrainian cities,including the capital, Kyiv, and the second-biggest city of Kharkiv.(A)have agreed with(B)besieged Ukrainian cities(C)reached(D)Russian forces(E)the second-biggest

15. The proclivity humans have towards plants is certainly not unique to the millennial generation: Houseplants is a concept that is believed to have originated in ancient Greece and Rome as early as 500 BC. After all, the first imagined paradise was the Garden of Eden. (A)towards(B)is(C)is(D)have originated in(E)imagined

16. In 1913, Ralph Ellison was born in Oklahoma City to Ida Millsap and Lewis Ellison, the latter of whom sadly died when Ellison was just three. In 1936, despite not having completed his music studies at Tuskegee University in Alabama and fully intended to return, Ellison headed for New York City to find work.(A)to(B)the latter of whom(C)despite(D)having completed(E)intended to

18. When food is imported from countries with particular policies opposed by people in your country, you will be lobbied not to buy goods such as wine or apples from those countries, as did the case with the boycott of South African produce during the apartheid era.(A)When(B)with(C)did(D)boycott(E)produce

19. Paradoxically,the more successful and long-lived Ukraine's resistance is, the more the danger to Nato.(A)Paradoxically(B)the more successful(C) long-lived(D)is(E)more the danger

20. Was there to be a serious accident at one of Switzerland's nuclear reactors, many of the radiation victims would be residents of other countries (A)Was there(B)at(C)reactors(D)the(E)would be

21. Based on the passage, it is most likely Putin would agree with which of the following statements about Gumilev's theory on passionarost? (A) It suggests that the Russian people is yet to reach its full potentiality. (B) It means that the West can do whatever they want with Russia. (C)It depicts a new political map of peaceful unions. (D)It is detrimental to the Russian economy. (E) It is an aesthetic expression of love and peace.

22. What does "the dismemberment of Russia" mean? (A)Russia regains its former glory by reuniting with countries like Belarus or Georgia. (B) Russia forms trade unions with its neighboring countries based on principles of equal partnerships. (C)Russia is no longer a member of the United Nations. (D)Russia fills the minds of its people with disinformation. (E) Russia is divided into smaller countries.

23. Based on the passage, which of the following statements best describes Ivan Ilyin's Our Tasks? (A) It is a far cry from the political situations in Russia at the time. (B) It promotes the political agenda of Russia against the West. (C) It helps solve the environmental issues. (D) It talks about the philosophical tradition since Plato. (E) It deals with Russia's uneasy relationship with China.