2. When you open the refrigerator a number of times, you are making the refrigerator work longer, which ____ more energy.
(A) consumes
(B) resumes
(C) presumes
(D) assumes

48.(A)Music helps decrease worries in the elderly, new mothers, and children, too. (B) And in modern times, shopping malls play music to attract customers and keep them in the store. (C) This can be used to help children and teenagers with attention problems in several ways. (D) Despite these differences, however, there are some common responses to music. (E) On the other hand, parents of teenagers know that certain kinds of music, particularly at high volumes, can cause stress.

49.(A)Music helps decrease worries in the elderly, new mothers, and children, too. (B) And in modern times, shopping malls play music to attract customers and keep them in the store. (C) This can be used to help children and teenagers with attention problems in several ways. (D) Despite these differences, however, there are some common responses to music. (E) On the other hand, parents of teenagers know that certain kinds of music, particularly at high volumes, can cause stress.

50.(A)Music helps decrease worries in the elderly, new mothers, and children, too. (B) And in modern times, shopping malls play music to attract customers and keep them in the store. (C) This can be used to help children and teenagers with attention problems in several ways. (D) Despite these differences, however, there are some common responses to music. (E) On the other hand, parents of teenagers know that certain kinds of music, particularly at high volumes, can cause stress.

1.VOCABULARY: Choose the most appropriate answer to complete the sentences. (3pts each) 1. In today's global economy, new countries and regions have ____ as major players and new challenges have become apparent. (A) merged (B) submerged (C) emerged (D) purged

3. ____ by car not only makes you fat but also means you are emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (A) Communicating (B) Computing (C) Commuting (D) Commissioning

4. The contract clearly ____ that the tenant cannot sublease the premises without the landlord's consent. (A) accumulates (B) stimulates (C) manipulates (D) stipulates

5. The goods will be shipped immediately after the ____ is received. (A) salary (B) payment (C) budget (D) debit

6. She has ____ and always becomes dizzy in a high - rise elevator. (A) acrophobia (B) microphobia (C) phychophobia (D) radiophobia

7. In my country, before you can be an electrician, you need to spend at least one year as a/an ____. (A) guru (B) mentor (C) apprentice (D) probationer

8. In some industrialized countries, the birth rate ____ as life expectancy rose. Overall, the total fertility ____. (A) soared (B) plummeted (C) stabilized (D) exceeded