1. _______ taken office as president in September, I feel heavy responsibility to instill a vision of hope and promote a brighter future, especially amid mounting uncertainty in the global economy and greater geopolitical instability.

(A) Had

(B) Have

(C) Being

(D) Having

 

2. Israel's embassy in Washington has not yet responded to VOA's email ______ comment.

(A) request

(B) requested

(C) requesting

(D) requests

 

 

3. Fortunately, the land of Japan is rich in nature, so rich in food resources that it took as much as 500 years for rice growing to expand (because people didn’t feel the need to). Nature is always regarded as an object of worship and respect, to protect and _____ us, and so are natural resources like wood.

 

(A) defeat

(B) feed

(C) explain

(D) take


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