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20. The human species' use of technology began with the ------- of natural
resources into simple tools.
A) depletion B) mobilization C) corrosion
D) conversion E) resistance

21. A man ahead of his time, da Vinci appeared to ------- the future with his
sketches of machines resembling a bicycle and a helicopter.
A) retreat B) intensify C) navigate
D) extend E) prophesy

22. Despite a chronic ------- of money, Erasmus succeeded in learning Greek

by an intensive, day-and-night study of three years, continuously begging
his friends to send him books and money for teachers in his letters.
A) ailment B) store C) shortage
D) supply E) transfer

23. Thomas Hardy never felt at home in London, because he was acutely
conscious of class divisions and his social -------.
A) security B) inferiority C) contributions
D) remnant E) departure

24. Health officials worry that a global ------- could occur if a bird flu virus
mutates into a form that transmits more easily from person to person.
A) harmony B) investigation C) enthusiasm
D) outbreak E) sanction

25. Poaching for the exotic pet business, from talking parrots to nocturnal
primates, harms millions of wild animals and ------- their populations.
A) commits B) selects C) threatens
D) indicates E) becomes

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