Even in its amended form, AB 2330 is , like SB 1403 , vitally important for tenants and should be made state law.
36. We learn form the passage that SB1403 will benefit _______.
A) long-term real estate investors
B) short-term tenants in Sacramento
C) landlords in the State of California
D) tenants renting a house over a year
37. A 60-day notice before eviction may not be early enough for renters because _______.
A) moving house is something difficult to arrange
B) appropriate housing may not be readily available
C) more time is needed for their kids’ school registration
D) the furnishing of the new house often takes a long time
38. Very often landlords don’t return tenants’ deposits on the pretext that _______.
A) their rent has not been paid in time
B) there has been ordinary wear and tear
C) tenants have done damage to the house
D) the 30-day notice for moving out is over
39. Why did the sponsor of the AB 2330 bill finally give in on the interest section?
A) To put an end to a lengthy argument.
B) To urge landlords to lobby for its passage.
C) To cut down the heavy paperwork for its easy passage.
D) To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bill.
40. It can be learned from the passage that ________.
A) both bills are likely to be made state laws
B) neither bill will pass through the Assembly
C) AB 2330 stands a better chance of passage
D) Sacramento and San Jose support SB 1403
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. Grey whales have long been _______ in the north Atlantic and hunting was an important cause for that.
A) extinct B) extinguished C) detained D) deprived
42. He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to ______ the newly launched satellite.
A) retreat B) retrieve C) embody D) embrace
43. Foreign students are facing unprecedented delays, as visa applications receive closer _________ than ever.
A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate
44. If you are late for the appointment, you might _______ the interviewer and lose your chance of being accepted.
A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate
45. Children’s idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal ______ as they have often seen in Disneyland.
A) cushions B) costumes C)skeletons D) ornaments
46. Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have _____ about their safety.
A) preserved B) traces C) tracks D) trails
47. This clearly shows that crops and weeds have quite a number of ________ in common.
A) traits B) traces C)tracks D) trails
48. From science to Shakespeare. Excellent television and video programs are available ________to teachers.
A) in stock B) in store C) in operation D) in abundance
49. When the Italian poet Dante was ________ from his home in Florence, he decided to walk form Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.
A) exerted B) expired C) exiled D) exempted
50. Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk of ________diseases in a person’s later life.
A) consecutive B) chronic C) critical D) cyclical
51. F.W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect a true skyscraper to _______ himself, and in 1929, Al Smith, a former governor of New York, sought to outreach him.
A) portray B) proclaim C) exaggerate D) commemorate
52. To label their produce as organic, farmers have to obtain a certificate showing that no _______ chemicals have been used to kill pests on the farm for two years.
A) toxic B) tragic C) nominal D) notorious
53. Ancient Greek gymnastics training programs were considered to be an _______ part of the children’s education.
A) intact B) integral C) inclusive D) infinite
54. Researchers have found that happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s ______ ; the capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.
A) disposal B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched
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55. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be _____ and their perspectives to be broadened.
A) envisaged B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched
56. Online schools, which ________ the needs of different people, have emerged as an increase-ingly popular education alternative.
A) stir up B) switch on C) cater to D) consent to
57. This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual ______. But that doesn’t seem to affect its flying.
A) migration B) emigration C) conveyance D) transference
58. The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder the cost of _____ forests.
A) updating B) upgrading C) conserving D) constructing
59. In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee ______ different areas of the brain in 15volunteers.
A) integrated B) motivated C) illuminated D) activated
60. They are trying to ______ the risk as much as they can by making a more thorough investigation of the market.
A) minimize B) harmonize C) summarize D) jeopardize
61. The cycles of the sun and moon are simple but ______ forces which have shaped human lives since the beginning.
A) frantic B) gigantic C) sensational D) maximum