12 The Vatican Secret Archives were established four centuries ago to _____ the Holy See’s official documents.
(A)conclude
(B)convert
(C)host
(D)house

13 Men start to worry they might not have a wife in the future. According to a recent _____, around 20 percent of women have considered not to get married. (A)disaster(B)population(C)survey(D)threat

14 Cell phones began as a _____ affordable only by the rich people, but now even young children can carry one. (A)beacon(B)cliché(C)novelty(D)sector

15 Defending oneself from a verbal attack by means of a counterattack is almost as natural as physical self-defense. So divorces and battles over child custody usually involve _____ between husband and wife. (A)approbation(B)discriminations(C)probation(D)recriminations

16 It is extremely difficult to get a _____ on the house in such a shabby condition; you should try to get a loan from other sources. (A)morgue(B)mortar-board(C)mortgage(D)mortuary

17 Natural disasters, such as earthquakes and typhoons, may cost people dearly in terms of lives, damage, and economic _____. (A)association(B)disruption(C)invasion(D)regulation

18 (A)Personified(B)Petrified(C)Patronized(D)Popularized

19 (A)looked well back to (B)prevailed well into (C)moved well forward (D)flashed well through

20 (A)in spite of (B)except for (C)together with (D)similar to

21 (A)when(B)for(C)by(D)since

22 The carrot-and-stick strategy alone might not have resulted in serious negotiations had it not been for the tireless efforts of the chief UN envoy. (A)The chief UN envoy worked very hard to pursue serious negotiations using the carrot-and-stick strategya lone. (B)The chief UN envoy initiated and completed serious negotiations effortlessly without using the carrot-and-stick strategy. (C)Without the chief UN envoy's hard work, the carrot-and-stick strategy itself might not have brought about serious negotiations. (D)With the carrot-and-stick strategy alone, serious negotiations did not result from the tireless efforts of the chief UN envoy.

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