36 You need to_____ 
 the document before signing it.
(A) undermine
(B) fabricate
(C) peruse
(D) execute

32 (A) Once a victim was caught, it would be slashed and smashed by the raptor’s claws on the hind feet. (B) With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature. (C) This is because all of the Utahraptors had been dead for fifty million years before the T-rex appeared. (D) The name of this equally terrifying and ferocious dinosaur is Utahraptor.

33 (A) However, it would be premature to say for sure what it was that brought the dinosaurs to extinction. (B) With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature. (C) The name of this equally terrifying and ferocious dinosaur is Utahraptor. (D) Once a victim was caught, it would be slashed and smashed by the raptor’s claws on the hind feet.

34 (A) This is because all of the Utahraptors had been dead for fifty million years before the T-rex appeared. (B) With such a dangerous build, the T-rex was thought to have been the most terrifying of all carnivorous dinosaurs. (C) However, it would be premature to say for sure what it was that brought the dinosaurs to extinction. (D) With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature.

35 Apart from sheer size, India and China differ from neighboring “trading states” in another critical aspect: their ambition to be the regional superpower in South Asia and East Asia_____  . (A) aggressively (B) individually (C) provincially (D) respectively

37 J. K. Rowling, auther of the popular Harry Potter series, exhibits_____  control over her stories. (A) intrusive (B) inaccessible (C) impeccable (D) intrinsic

38 In my family with Chinese tradition, only Daddy and the oldest brother were allowed individual _____ . Daughters were all expected to be of one standard. (A) contributions (B) controversies (C) idiosyncrasies (D) consistencies

39 A _____ hairline at the forehead is a part of the male aging process. (A) conceding (B) interceding (C) proceeding (D) receding

40 In America, “wellness” has become a huge industry _____ especially to the prosperous discontent of the baby-boomers. (A) proposing (B) catering (C) deferring (D) referring

41 From a distance it is a postcard image; get closer to Mt. Fuji, however, you will notice that Japan’s iconic mountain has a garbage problem, a stark contrast to a country known for its cleanliness. (A) Mt. Fuji maintains a beautiful postcard image and reinforces the clean image of Japan despite its garbage problem. (B) Suffering from a garbage problem, Mt. Fuji is no longer an icon of Japan, a country as beautiful as a postcard image. (C) Although Mt. Fuji is not as beautiful and clean as it appears from a distance, it still stands for the cleanliness of Japan. (D) Though a symbol of the country known for its cleanliness, Mt. Fuji is actually not as clean as it appears from a distance.

42 It seems a very simple thing to tell the truth, but, beyond all questions, there is nothing half so easy as lying. (A) Though it may appear simple, telling the truth is not as difficult as telling lies. (B) Though it may appear simple, telling the truth is certainly far more difficult than telling lies. (C) Though it may appear difficult, telling the truth is definitely less questionable than telling lies. (D) Though it may appear easy, telling lies is believed by honest people to be the most difficult thing.