42. Which of the following terms conveys the equivalent medical meaning for the underlined word invasion.
(A) alternate
(B) alien
(C) assault
(D) alleviate
(E) allocate

38. According to the passage, we can infer that football players tend to contract brain diseases because of ______. (A) frequent clashes (B) frequent workouts (C) frequent pitches (D) frequent punches (E) frequent training

39. Which of the following terms is a synonymy for the underlined word vindicated? (A) convinced (B) conceived (C) vowed (D) justified (E) judged

40. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) The Capitol has investigated the issue about NFL players’ safety. (B) NFL has adopted a safety policy to cut the risk for football players to be afflicted with CTE. (C) Harry Carson has surmised a connection between his profession and disease. (D) The link between CTE and football has been confirmed. (E) There is a high risk for football players to become CTE victims.

41. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Zika virus? (A) Its devastating power is far beyond our previous surmise. (B) It has become more killing now because it has undergone mutation. (C) It is the first mosquito-borne disease which can disseminate by sex. (D) Pregnant women would suffer most stress because of this virus. (E) Scientists used to think the virus is not that malignant.

43. What can the readers infer from the passage? (A) Scientists have learned more about the Zika virus and thus vaccine is on the way. (B) The Zika virus still poses as a mystery for scientists. (C) People in Latin America are more vulnerable to the Zika virus because of their hereditary autoimmune disorder. (D) Africans are more resistant to the power of the Zika virus. (E) There is a medical suggestion about being abstain from sex.

44. Which of the following ways is NOT the confirmed way of transmitting Zika? (A) copulation (B) birth (C) mosquito (D) blood transfusion (E) sexual activity

45. Which of the following terms serves as an antonym for the underlined word benign? (A) malignant (B) benevolent (C) gentle (D) kind (E) caring

46. What did the writer believe about international terrorism? (A) It destroys democracy warfare. (B) It is a war against citizens. (C) It is not other people’s problem. (D) It destroys other people’s problem. (E) It is the ultimate democracy.

47. On terrorism, the writer thinks that many Western governments are ______. (A) turning blind to the phenomenon (B) concealing the Soviet bloc’s involvement (C) covering up their own fault (D) failing to group up (E) losing faith

48. According to the passage, the international terrorism has ______. (A) international connections and political strategies (B) major financial support (C) many individual madmen (D) effective violence (E) none of the above