2. The U.S. Armed Forces are stepping up surveillance of disputed islands in the South China Sea ami
3. The hallucinogenic potion made from yahay vine can cause intoxication.(A) supercilious (B) geneti
4. Laser surgery for near-sightedness obviates the need for wearing glasses.(A) precipitates (B) pre
5. The Chinese armed forces have been strengthening their air and naval combat capabilities in the r
6. Being accused of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, Harvard University responded t
7. A four-year ______ that sampled microbes from across the world’s oceans is bringing the mechanism
8. A batch of sodium chloride manufactured by Y F Chemical Corp. was ______ with bacteria, resulting
10. The rich and famous can have as hard a time protecting their money as everyone else. Most people
12. Two years ago, Muslim militias, known as the Seleka, seized power, then plundered the country fr
15. The fireworks were in perfect ______ with the music.(A) synchronization (B) endurance (C) enumer
16. The ______ in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to a stunning 36 percent increase in v
18. One of the predicted consequences of global warming is the rising sea levels. This salty seawate
19. Head delegations from the countries are now at the negotiation tables in the first round of ____
20. It is statistically proven that after a person’s early 20’s, the fascination with ______ decline
23. ______ a global nuclear war, life on earth as we know it would end forever.(A) There should be (
24. ______ the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans was caused not merely by a powerful storm but pr