23. Prices have recently risen in order to ______ the increased cost of raw materials.
A. cut
B. buoy
C. offer
D. offset
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22. ______, the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women.
A. Questionably
B. Arguably
Contentiously
Debatably
21. When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to ______, their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.
A. justice
B. testimony
C. trial
D. verdict
20. My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses ______.
A. a hypothesis
B. a suggestion
C. a contradiction
D. a surprise
19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning?
A. I wonder what’s behind this change of plan.
B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.
C. This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting terribly behind.
D. I suppose I’m lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.