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(A) admiration
(B) relief
(C) disbelief
(D) suspense

38 Joe: I’m bored! May: Why not go out for a change? Let’s go shopping. Joe: Oh, no! _______________ (A) I’ll do anything but that. (B) I’d rather go with you. (C) I can’t wait! (D) I can’t agree with you more!

39 Nick: Can I help you? Jeff: Yes, I’ve got four shirts, two pairs of pants, and a jacket here. I’m leaving town in a few days, so can I pick them up tomorrow? Nick: We can have the pants ready, but the shirts won’t be back until Wednesday morning. Jeff: Well, okay. Oh, and don’t forget to take out this coffee stain. Nick: No problem. ___________ (A) We’re the best clothing store in town. (B) Our coffee is the best in town. (C) Everything will be ready soon. (D) We’re the best dry cleaner in town.

40 In order to cut costs, we must _________ some benefits such as health insurance for employees’ spouses. (A) memorize (B) caution (C) eliminate (D) despise

 41 (A) However (B) Although (C) Besides (D) Moreover

43 (A) conflict (B) entertainment (C) greeting (D) response

44 (A) controversial (B) typical (C) logical (D) comical

45 (A) merrily (B) initially (C) fundamentally (D) eventually

46 What is the purpose of this passage?(A) To advertise the Google search engine.  (B) To introduce Google’s early history and how it succeeded.  (C) To show the public a new search engine on the Internet. (D) To explain how Google got its name.

47 According to this passage, which of the following is true? (A) Page and Brin founded the company, Google, in 1996. (B) Google is losing competitiveness in the Internet market. (C) Google cooperates with its dot-com rivals in generating revenue. (D) Google originated as a hypothesis proposed by two PhD students.

48 According to this passage, Internet users love Google mainly because of its _______. (A) fancy web page arrangement (B) attractive visual design (C) unique search capabilities (D) text-based advertisements