32 The number of people outside the music hall quickly ________when word spread that free tickets were being given away.
(A)multiplied
(B)vanquished
(C) suffocated
(D)bypassed

23 Which of the following impacts of harmonized import tariffs is correct? (A)The framework of harmonized import tariffs needs not to be further examined. (B)Since the launch of harmonized import tariffs, import trade with other countries has increased. (C)The introduction of harmonized import tariffs did not affect the customs union as much as anticipated. (D)The harmonized import tariffs resulted in the removal of internal border controls among the three countries.

24 Which of the following statements would the author most likely agree on? (A)The common tariffs of the customs union were based on the duties of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. (B)The trade turnover of the customs union was higher in the crisis environment of 2009 than that in 2011. (C)New members would be invited to join the customs union to achieve the goal of free trade. (D)The measure of customs union was not successful in promoting import substitution through increases in tariffs.

25 Which of the following can we infer from the passage? (A)The customs union was beneficial for overall trade among the three countries as well as each country’s trade turnover with their partners. (B)Russia’s tariffs became higher after it joined the customs union in 2009 due to the adjustment of duties. (C)Kazakhstan’s overall trade increased about 80 per cent between 2009 and 2011. (D)The growth of the customs union’s turnover reflected the crisis recovery trends in 2008

31 After days of effort, the search and rescue crew finally________ the dead bodies of the two fire fighters who had gone missing since the day the massive gas explosion took place. (A)aggregated (B)excavated (C)infiltrated (D)orientated

33 Luca Lampariello is an Italian________ who has learned 11 languages so far, including German, Russian, Polish and Mandarin Chinese. (A) bilinguist (B) monoglot (C) polyglot (D) trilinguist

34 Many countries have made efforts to protect and preserve the arts, culture and________ of indigenous people. (A) wealth (B) quotation (C) foundation (D) heritage

35 The feeling of tension was________ when two teams were only one point apart during the last 30 seconds of the game. (A) successive (B) indefinite (C) inferential (D) palpable

36 Nina enjoys being alone and she does many things by herself, like doing grocery shopping and going to the movies; she totally agrees that “________ is good company.” (A) coincidence (B) fascination (C) solitude (D) vitality

37 A man can be rightly called a wage slave if the job society offers him is of no interest to himself but he is________ to take it by the necessity of earning a living. (A) conditional (B) compulsory (C) compelled (D) compressed

38 Promoted to assistant manager last month, Hillary is preparing to take greater ________in her company. (A) instruments (B) occupations (C) responsibilities (D) temptations