35.The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight _______ are.
A) payments
B) charges
C) funds
D) prices
36.The manager gave her his ________ that her complaint would be investigated.
A) assurance
B) assumption
C) sanction
D) insurance
37.Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ________.
A) temperament
B) contamination
C) scrutiny
D) symmetry
38.We are doing this work in the _________ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A) context
B) contest
C) pretext
D) texture
39.While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
A) a distinction
B) a breakthrough
C) an identification
D) an interpretation
40.Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
A) puzzle
B) perplexity
C) dilemma
D) bewilderment
41.To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.
A) commend
B) memorize
C) propagate
D) commemorate
42.His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in the government.
A) contrive
B) consolidate
C) heave
D) intensify
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