2. In the face of a recession of the business, he decided to travel to the other countries to learn about foreign production methods.
(A) stagnation
(B) reflation
(C) devotion
(D) emigration
(E) inflation

58. This article would be most likely to be read in which of the following courses? (A) history (B) sociology (C) psychology (D) literature (E) astrology

59. It can be inferred from the first paragraph of the article that __________. (A) we don＇t need any more of the film adaptations of Austen＇s novels (B) the author did not expect that there could be a good adaptation of Mansfield Park (C) it is not easy to produce a film version of Mansfield Park (D) the author is extremely interested in Mansfield Park (E) the author agrees on the moral position of Mansfield Park

60. The article claims that Rozema has chosen to make the issue of slavery explicit because __________. (A) she really cares about the history of slavery (B) she thinks that Austen＇s Fanny is a prig (C) she thinks that the issue of slavery is antiquated (D) she wants to highlight how Fanny suffers from patriarchal oppression (E) she believes that the issue of slavery provides a sharp contrast to Fanny＇s life in Mansfield Park

1. The Prime Minister has repudiated racist remarks made by a member of the Conservative Party. (A) approved (B) assented (C) confirmed (D) spurned (E) ratified

3. A series of atrocious acts committed by ISIS have provoked anger around the globe. (A) destructive (B) appalling (C) virtuous (D) falling (E) alluring

4. The President’s speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties. (A) provoked (B) extinguished (C) discouraged (D) restrained (E) celebrated

5. A great proportion of laborers, having lost their plots of lands, had no subsidiary earnings to cushion themselves against unemployment. (A) advantageous (B) managing (C) supreme (D) supplementary (E) dominant

6. Freedom of expression is the matrix, the principle substance, of nearly every form of invention. (A) mixture (B) origin (C) effect (D) custom (E) adjustment

7. There have been many leaders in the world, but Adolf Hitler is considered the ultimate monstrous dictator who entered the extraordinary stage of history. (A) glorious (B) magnificent (C) gigantic (D) outrageous (E) miniature

8. Oil was used instead of water in magnetic compass to stabilize the compass disk from erratic movement. (A) noticeable (B) mercurial (C) constant (D) unoriginal (E) threadbare