The professor's lecture was so __ that some of the students fell asleep during the class.
A．disturbing
B．boring
C．upsetting
D．bothering

Compared with their American counterparts, Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they______.
A．have more sources of revenue
B．have more balanced newsrooms
C．are less dependent on advertising
D．are less affected by readership

Regarding the future of the EU, the author seems to feel______.
A．pessimistic
B．desperate
C．conceited
D．hopeful

The purpose of the passage is to discuss ______.
A．the problems of international migrants
B．the motives of international migrants
C．migration inside the country
D．the adjustment problems experienced by immigrants

A．over
B．up
C．off
D．in

If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be __ to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.
A．cultivated
B．licensed
C．motivated
D．innovated