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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