30.   Rebuilding   alliances may   be central   to the president’s global strategy,   but   in Europe, as elsewhere, the world has changed. For example, European allies   have upped   their   defense   spend to fight  against their common enemies.
(A)Rebuilding
(B)be central
(C)but
(D)  have upped
(E)defense spend

B. For each sentence, please choose ONE underlined part that contains ungrammatical use of English.26. Others raise concerns   about   precedents: if the government   wipes   out current student loans, future  college students   may have   an incentive to take on debts,   hoping   they will also   forgive  . (A)about (B)wipes out (C)may have (D)hoping (E)forgive

27. Neurologists believe that each virus is   capable of   crossing into the brain   and damages   the fragile  structures   controlling   the co-ordination of movement,   knew as   the basal ganglia, initiating a  process of degeneration   which can lead to   Parkinson’s. (A)capable of (B)and damages (C)controlling (D)knew as(E) which can lead to

28.   According   to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the virus   detected   in   a flock of   commercial pullet chickens   in   Franklin County   was impacted   250,000 birds. (A)According to (B)detected (C)a flock of (D)in (E)was impacted

29. Critics have   called into a question   the   legality   of a railway project that,   if approved  , would connect  key cities on the eastern side of the country, a situation   which   will make travel   more convenient  . (A)called into a question (B) legality(C)if approved(D)which (E)more convenient

31. What is the main purpose of the passage? (A) To tell the story of Shinchi Kakushin. (B) To explain the production process of miso. (C) To introduce the birthplace of Japanese soy sauce. (D) To illustrate the importance of Japanese soy sauce. (E) To compare and contrast Kinzanji miso and Japanese soy sauce.

32. Which of the following people are most likely interested in the passage? (A) Bakers. (B) Florists. (C) Retailers. (D) Journalists. (E) Travel agents.

33. Which of the following best completes the last sentence in Paragraph 2? (A) center (B) bureau (C) factory (D) warehouse (E) way station

34. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) The taste of fermenting Kinzanji miso was unsavory. (B) Kinzanji miso is a by-product of Japanese soy sauce. (C) Shinchi Kakushin was the priest of Kokoku-ji Temple. (D) Shinchi Kakushin brought the ingredients of Kinzanji miso from China. (E) Except for soybeans, no other grains are needed when we make Kinzanji miso.

35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? (A) Yuasa (B) Mt. Koya (C) Kinzanji miso (D) Shinchi Kakushin (E) Kokoku-ji Temple

36. The main purpose of this article is to . (A) compare two religions (B) describe differences between two funerals (C) argue that all funerals are similar in some ways (D) explain why funerals have become profitable in Taiwan (E) introduce Joanna Nichols’ contribution to children with hearing impairments