12. However bad the situation is, the majority is unwilling to risk change.
    A reluctant 
    B eager
    C pleased 
    D angry

    13. It has been said that the Acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one.
    A limit 
    B control
    C replace 
    D offset

    14. The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area.
    A deny 
    B investigate
    C stress 
    D create

    15. The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.
    A gradually 
    B suddenly
    C excessively 
    D exceptionally