36. In Antarctica, a massive wall that for years was an obstacle to whale watchers receded in 2010 to reveal a shallow channel full of feeding humpbacks.
(A) that
(B) was
(C) receded
(D) to reveal
(E) feeding humpbacks.

32. She will not say what the item is, claiming that she won't divulge the secret of a valuable or important item to people she does not know and can ______ be expected to trust. (A) hardly (B) merely (C) simply (D) almost (E) easily B. For each sentence, please choose one underlined part that contains faulty English.

33. During the “dot-com” bubble in the United States which has lasted from the mid-1990s to 2001, many companies, to increase market share, purposely sold products at a loss, a scheme they believed would increase the company’s customer base and lead to future profits. (A) which has lasted(B)to increase(C)s at a loss(D) they believed would(E) lead to

34. The truth is, Geraldine, that in your case as an undergraduate student, you are not studying adequate enough, and you may find yourself in an awkward predicament sometime soon in the near future. (A) that in(B) an(C) adequate enough(D) awkward predicament(E) in the near future.

35. The fact is that still we do not know why some people become addicts and others do not although there are many theories A that reason that some people simply have an “addictive personality type”, being far more susceptible to the reward mechanism that produces addiction while others still believe that it is the addicts’ lack of will power to refrain without taking drugs or alcohol.(A) why some people become(B)that reason(C) susceptible to(D) lack of(E) without

37. Comparing its competitors in the energy space, the renewable energy industry is young. The biggest renewable energy employers, solar PV (1.6 million jobs) and wind (356,000), blow away the number of people employed in either of those industries in any other country, by multiples. (A)Comparing(B) its (C) blow away(D) employed(E) multiples

38. When asking to conserve water, many people were disappointed that the government did not set a similar mandate for age. Before the order, the state had already turned off the tap for many farmers. And now it’s making further cuts. (A) asking (B) disappointed(C)for age(D) had(E)cuts

39. Neither another penny will we spend on your education unless your grades improve and you become responsible for your work. (A)Neither(B)will(C) on(D) unless(E) for

40. Facebook has had internal question-and-answer sessions whose employees can pose questions to CEO Mark Zuckerberg on topics ranging from the social media site itself to the direction of the company. (A) has had(B)whose(C) to(D)on(E) ranging

41. According to the chart, in which period did the sales plummet most dramatically? (A) January ~ February (B) April ~ May (C) June ~ July (D) September ~ October (E) October ~ November

42. People who do not appreciate fiction think ______. (A) fiction reading is illegible and literature language is humdrum (B) fiction reading is humdrum and literature language is incomprehensible (C) both fiction reading and literature language are difficult (D) neither fiction reading or literature language is critical (E) fiction reading is incomprehensible and literature language is humdrum