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Section A

11. A) The man failed to keep his promise.

12. C) The woman should spend more time outdoors.

13. D) It is not a good idea to buy the T-shirt.

14. B) Most readers do not share his viewpoints.

15. A) Leave Daisy alone for the time being.

16. A) Batteries.

17. D) The man can get the ticket at its original price.

18. A) The speakers will dress formally for the concert.

19. D) He is undecided as to which job to go for.

20. C) They are all adults.

21. B) Varied and interesting.

22. C) Hosting a television show.

23. A) He lost his mother.

24. B) He got seriously into acting.

25. B) He has long been a legendary figure.

Section B

26 C) It crashed when it was circling to land.

27 A) He was kidnapped eight months ago.

28 A) The management and union representatives reached an agreement.

29 B) rainy

30 C) Very few of them knew much about geology.

31 B) By noting where the most severe earthquake in U.S. history occurred.

32 C) Stop him when he had difficulty understanding.

33 D) It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages.

34 D) It has supporters from many countries in the world.

35 D) It has had greater impact than in any other country.

Section C

36. intelligent

37. foundations

38. romantic

39. reflects

40. profound

41. dramatically

42. deprived

43. hindered

44. research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereas social isolation is linked to stress, disease, and early death.

45. A group of researchers reveal scores of studies that trace the relationship between health and interaction with others.

46. loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.