【B15】
A. simplifying
B. beautifying
C. terrific
D. terrifying
The voice from the tobacco industry said that______.
A. the judgment of the court is impossibly reasonable
B. the judgment caused its great loss on the value of stock market
C. it wouldn"t make the payments without further move from court
D. the court has made the fairly reasonable and acceptable ruling
【B12】
A. shake off
B. blow down
C. shut down
D. settle down
According to the passage, why did gold prices surge after the Great Recession?
A. Because people purchased gold to guard against inflation.
Because Federal Reserve unleashed a wave of inflation.
C. Because gold prices were bouncing back from the trough.
D. Because stock prices were also rising.