31 The manager is very careful about quality control; he always says that the problems we ignore now will come back
to _______ us. (A) fascinate (B) highlight (C) force (D) haunt
32 There have been _______ discussions with strong negative emotions for the new power plant: Some think it would
bring jobs, while others say it would damage the natural environment. (A) warmly (B) thermal (C) steamy (D) heated
33 Most castles were made from stone instead of timber because stone is more _______ to fire than wood.
(A) constant (B) defendant (C) insistent (D) resistant
34 The deadline for voter registration is this Friday; however, if you are ill or out of the country, you may have a
month’s _______ . (A) extension (B) intention (C) expansion (D) inclusion
35 You need to renew your passport as soon as possible before it becomes out of date and _______ .
(A) abolished (B) invalid (C) negated (D) unconvincing
37 If you have a known or diagnosed allergy to a COVID-19 vaccine _______ , you should not get vaccinated.
(A) ingredient (B) syringe (C) symptom (D) insignia
39 The teachers’ _______ methods of students’ performances produce controversial results across the country based
on a core curriculum. (A) parliament (B) commandment (C) assessment (D) amendment
40 Thanks to modern _______ , crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush
could live. (A) infection (B) inflation (C) irritation (D) irrigation
41 Collective trauma finds outlet in public _______ of a community or a nation, as it seems to remember or forget a
painful period in its history. (A) articulation (B) approbation (C) arbitration (D) approximation
42 The committee required that all the sports players undergo a _______ drug test before competing in the
championship. (A) discretional (B) frivolous (C) mandatory (D) volitional
43 It was such a _______ sight when they saw swarms of starving children seeking food on the streets.
(A) remedial (B) pathetic (C) eligible (D) fragrant
44 Algonkian-speaking Native Americans greeted the Pilgrims who _______ on the eastern shores of what is now
New England. (A) steered (B) stooped (C) settled (D) shattered
46 The pandemic has _______ for all parents and teachers how indispensable online learning is for education today.
(A) underscored (B) undermined (C) unleashed (D) undergone
47 The weather forecast has said that there may be a temporary break before _______ rain returns on Monday.
(A) respective (B) charitable (C) persistent (D) suspicious
48 More than 280 people have been _______ from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while
heading to southern Italy in February. (A) deserted (B) implemented (C) evacuated (D) leaked
49 The transit agency has seen rampant virus infections among employees and difficulties in hiring and _______ drivers.
(A) retaining (B) compiling (C) evading (D) obstructing
50 Instead of concentrating on incentivizing short-term transactive behaviors, today’s firms focus on building authentic
and _______ relationships with customers. (A) transitional (B) topical (C) sustainable (D) transparent