Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
A.Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons.
B.Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.
C.Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls.
D.An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?
A.Girls are thought to be more talkative than boys.
B.Parents give more love to their daughters than their sons.
C.Parents use more language to talk with their daughters.
D.Boys don't like showing their emotions.

The best title for the passage could be __________.
A.Nineteenth - the Century of Reform
B.A Flight for Change
C.American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century
D.The Beginnings of Reform in American Education

There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that __________.
A.American educational system was desperately in need of reform
B.private schools existed
C.children would grow up to be laborers
D.children should "spend" their time on education

The word "initiated" in the passage mostly means __________.
A.started
B.finished
C.continued
D.stopped

They went .......talking for hours.
A.on
B.to
C.with
D.by

According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
A.Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States.
B.Horace Mann began raising teachers' salaries.
C.Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer.
D.Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life's work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in the following questions.
_______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday.
A.If Peter driven
B.If had Peter driven
C.Had Peter driven
D.Unless Peter had driven

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in the following questions.
The equipment in our office needs_______.
A.modernizing
B.modernized
C.modernize
D.modernization

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in the following questions.
_____ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.
A.John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,
B.John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
C.John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,
D.John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,