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