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
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