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22. It can be inferred from the passage that...
A) tennis stars get huge sums for endorsements
B) tennis clothing appeals to the wealthy
C) bright colors entice people to buy tennis wear
D) the price of tennis racquets has remained stable
23. The author's intention is to
A) describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes
B) explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen
C) defend tennis wear manufacturers from complaints about their high prices
D) describe the new tennis clothing
24. A good title for this passage would be ...
A) The High Cost of Playing Tennis
B) Tennis Stars' Flamboyant Clothes
C) The Stars at Play
D) Big Business in Tennis Wear
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 27-28 in the text.
The federal government is beginning to crack down on college graduates who default on their federally ... (27) school loans. In Philadelphia thts week, federal officers impounded thirteen cars, including a Jaguar and a Lincoln, belonging to some of the 500 people in that section of the state who have failed to ... (28) to lending institutions' requests for payment.
25.
A) insured B) insuring
C) insures D) insure
26.
A) respond B) offer
C) involve D) apply
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 29-31 in the text.
Hunters wear orange and other bright (29)... in order to be as noticeable as possible, and thereby avoid (30)... by other hunters (31)... mistake.
27.
A) so much as B) in spite of C) in order D) to as well as
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 29-31 in the text.
Hunting with birds is a very old sport. In some countries the golden eagle is used (29)... hunting. After training, the eagle (30)... to a field. The eagle sits on the arm of the hunter. The hunter's arm is covered with a long, special (31)... to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird.
28.
A) by
B)at
29.
A) takes C) has taken
30.
A) suit C) scarf
C) in D) for
B) is being taken
D) is taken
B) clothes D) glove
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 32-33.
The jumper I had been given for my birthday was too small for me, I thought if would be sensible to dash into the large department store where it had been bought and exchange it for a larger one. I went to the store. The girl I spoke to at the counter was extremely helpful, but unfortunately they had no others in my size, so I left with the original gift after putting it and the receipt for it back in my bag.
As I was leaving the shop, my arms were grabbed viciously by a stern man and a woman. They refused to tell me who they were or what I was accused of. i demanded to know what I had done wrong, but this
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was met with silence as they marched me through a side entrance to the store and to a small room upstairs. I had always assumed that a receipt wouid be enough to prove a shopper's innocence in such cases. When I showed them mine, they looked at me as if I were trying to get away with a particularly cunning trick. I insisted on taking me to the shop-assistant which they did. She confirmed all I had said. They let me go, but didn't even apologize. .