7. The world of things is often subject _____ returns. In contrast, the world of ideas is not: the everincreasing
exchange of ideas cause the ever-increasing rate of innovation in the world.
(A) diminish (B) to diminish (C) for diminishing
(D) that diminished (E) to diminishing
13. These figures boil down to no significance as they are statistically problematic.
(A) see off (B) give in to (C) confess to (D) amount to (E) conflate to
20. After a horrible start _____ a comedy tour, I began to think my whole life _____ a tragic mistake
_____ a humorist.
(A) on / will be / to (B) with / was / on (C) to / had been / as
(D) in / would be / at (E) with / would be / to
22. _____, the white mountain goat is an extremely sure-footed animal that escapes from its predators
by living in the most rugged, rocky landscapes.
(A) Having rarely seeing (B) Rarely seeing (C) Been rarely seeing
(D) Have rarely seen (E) Rarely seen
23. Professor Thompson _____ three books since 2011, and she is working on her fourth.
(A) has writing (B) has been written (C) wrote
(D) has written (E) writes
24. The hindsight bias refers to a pervasive human tendency for people to be remarkable adept at
inferring a process _____ the outcome is known but be unable to predict outcomes _____ only
the processes and precipitating events are known.
(A) although / if (B) once / when (C) where / for
(D) although / in case (E) how / if