11. Convenient foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores.

A. ready                                                         B. approachable

C. possible                                                     D. available

12. These goods are essentially for ______, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.

A. export                                                       B. import

C. sales                                                          D. commerce

13. The price of beer ______ from 50 cents to 4 dollars per liter during the summer season.

A. ranged                                                       B. differed

C. altered                                                       D. separated

14. You can take as many as you like since they are free of ______.

A. payment                                                    B. money

C. charge                                                       D. cost

15. If you allow us a 3% ______ on the price, you will give us the added incentive to sell your products.

A. deduction                                                   B. discount

C. lower                                                        D. drop

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16. Every word on a label is important in protecting you ______ buying an inferior product.

A. from                                                         B. of

C. off                                                            D. against

17. These things earn money even though no actual goods ______.

A. are changed hands                                     B. change hands

C. change hand                                              D. is changed a hand

18. Britain was ______ in the world with 56 million people on 0.18% of the world’s land.

A. the fifth most densely populated                   B. the most densely fifth populated

C. the fifth densely most populated                   D. the most densely populated fifth

19. It was about 7∶45 ______ a Thursday morning in October.

A. at                                                              B. in

C. on                                                             D. by

20. Mr. Becker enjoyed ______ outdoors in the bright sunshine.

A. being                                                         B. be

C. been                                                          D. was