The new system didn’t __________ expectations.
A.catch up with
B.bring about
C.come across
D.come up to

Was it just poor time-keeping that resulted __________ his dismissal?
A.from
B.to
C.of
D.in

His father leftNew York. The doctor suggested that he __________ there.
A.not stay
B.not stayed
C.didn’t stay
D.not to stay

The information is strictly __________.and should not be discussed in public.
A.exact
B.believable
C.valuable
D.secret

There was no __________ in waiting longer than an hour so we left.
A.use
B.worth
C.good
D.point

When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally deciphered?
A.At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
B.Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed.
C.As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars.
D.A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
A.It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages.
B.It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
C.Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery.
D.Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded.

The word “them” in the 1st paragraph refers to _________.
A.Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian
B.bilingual inscriptions
C.cuneiform tablets
D.scholars

The word “thwarted” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________ .
A.continued
B.influenced
C.encouraged
D.frustrated

The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _________.
A.Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
B.the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
C.the use of the Old European script declined
D.the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions