Obtaining a patent for an invention can be ______ process.
(A) a retracted
(B) a hardened
(C) a lengthened
(D)an extended

Severe floods struck the Thai capital of Bangkok in 2011, leading to disrupted global supply chains because _____. (A) the floods hindered 25% of worldwide supplies of disk drives (B) developing nations lacked the resources to adapt to climate change (C) it cost the city a fortune to install seawalls to close off the city from surging tides (D) a large number of people were faced with the severe coastal flood

According to the article, which of the following is the largest movable seawall in the world today? (A) The Thames Barrier. (B) The Delta Works. (C) Watersnoodramp. (D) The MOSE project.

Prices on the stock exchange have been ____ wildly all week. (A) vibrating (B) wavering (C) intensifying (D) fluctuating

A nearly _____ diamond is more valuable than one with imperfections. (A) flawed (B) imperfect (C) perfectly (D) flawless

Mr. Suzuki has _____ finished preparing the financial statement and the final report has been emailed to his upper manager. (A) more or less (B)little or no (C)on and off (D)sooner or later

The T-1000’s diversified ____ forms were achieved through a computer technique called digital compositing. (A) steady (B) protean (C) single (D) one-sided

Smoking is permitted only in specially _____ areas. (A) defined (B) described (C) denied (D) designated

In even the simplest and most _____ Italian street song, Pavarotti gripped the audience like a benign bear. (A) difficult (B) hackneyed (C) unheard (D)funniest

Tom’s ____ prevented him from climbing the ladder. (A) acrophobia (B) agrophobia (C) claustrophobia (D) xenophobia

Some knowledge of Latin, if only of the meaning of a few hundred words, is ____if one is to feel at ease with the English language as an instrument of thought. (A) expendable (B) indisputable (C) indescribable (D) indispensable