44. In response to the new state laws mentioned in the passage, the school district of the Tampa area
(A) filed law suits against the author of the book "And Tango Makes Three"
(B) assured the public that students will still be reading the excerpts of Shakespeare's plays
(C) reaffirmed the importance of gender diversity
(D) proclaimed the importance of "Romeo and Juliet"
(E) suppressed the teachers' union in Florida

40. Based on the passage, which of the following efforts would most likely be considered by the author as following the broken windows theory's prescription for crime reduction? (A) To cut fundings for removing graffiti in Bronx (B) To remove license plates from the cars in Al Palo. (C) To install windows with views of nature for hospital patients in the city (D) To keep the subway system in New York City nice and clean (E) To reduce fares for public transits in Al Palo 

41 From the standpoint of the school district in the passage, how does reading excerpts from Shakespeare's plays better reflect its alignment with the new state laws? (A) Excerpts are more straightforward and filled with less ironies. (B) Students read excerpts so that they will be able to enjoy the poetry better. (C) Excerpts tend to take out the details so that historical accuracy is no longer the focus. (D) Excerpts are short extracts from the original, and they don't have to deal with the specifics on gender politics. (E) Activists on gender equality fail to see the merit of reading excerpts of great literary works.

42 What do "suggestive puns and innuendo" refer to in this context? (A) Traumatic childhood memories (B) Good social manners (C) Allusions to sex (D) Addiction to alcohol (E) Acquisition of properties

43. Based on the passage, which of the following can be an example of the violation of the new state laws? (A) The teacher makes reference to the magical world of Hogwarts in class. (B) The teacher teaches how to recognize disinformation in class. (C) The teacher mentions the religious doctrines in class. (D) The teacher fails to discuss political economy in class. (E) The teacher explains gender diversity in class.

45. Following a Florida Department of Education memo, mentioned in the last paragraph, the school district in Lake County (A) restricted access to "And Tango Makes Three." (B) decided that "And Tango Makes Three" could still be read in the school library. (C) filed a motion against Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Laws. (D) proclaimed that no one wanted to read "And Tango Makes Three." (E) left the decision to publish "And Tango Makes Three" to the federal government. 

46. Based on the passage, the registration of births (A) began with the rise of capitalism. (B) was taken up by parish churches when the Registrar General's office was founded in 1837. (C) was institutionalized when the patriarchal family was no longer the norm. (D) serves effectively to attest to a person's political identity in our age. (E) became compulsory in England in 1876.

47. Which of the following best captures the point which the author aims to make by the example of Mary Jones? (A) The percentage of American babies born to never-married mothers has increased spectacularly. (B) Passport forgeries are much more than forgeries of birth certificates (C) In our age, the birth certificate as an official document of personal identity is not as valuable as it was in the 19th century (D) Female suffrage has caused the high percentage of divorces (E) The intranational and international nomadism of modern life has resulted in the disintegration of the family

48. According to the author, during the time when the births were locally and ecclesiastically recorded in parish churches, (A) the registration of births was taken as a symbolic replacement of the practice of baptism. (B) the church maintained corporeal relationship with the local government by sharing the record of births. (C) baptisms were about to take place shortly after the registration of births. (D) the birth certificates, along with the passports, were documents for the infant's inclusion in or exclusion from citizenship. (E) the practice of baptism was not common.

49. Based on the passage, which of the following claims about the passport is NOT correct? (A) The passport was a product of an industrial age (B) The passport was born in the nationalist nineteenth century (C) The passport, along with the birth certificate, was institutionalized in an era when female suffrage was commonly taken for granted (D) Forging passports is profitable in our age (E) The passport may, with high credibility, attest to a person's nationality

50. Here are three statements with regard to the nineteenth-century England: I. The nineteenth-century England held a dominant position in industry II. The nineteenth-century England was increasingly assuming a national colouring III. Women had the right to vote in the nineteenth-century England Based on the passage, (A) Only I is correct. (B) Both II and III are correct. (C) Only III is correct. (D) Both I and II are correct. (E) All of the three statements are correct.