According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants?
A.To compare different age groups
B.To detect differences in nationalities
C.To confirm different language characteristics
D.To measure the use of grammar

Why does the author mention "long, grueling hours without sleeps" in paragraph 5?
A.To show that people must work hard for the career they have chosen.
B.To discourage readers from choosing a career as a flight attendant.
C.To contrast the reality of a flight attendant's job with most people's perception.
D.To emphasize the difficulty of working as a plumber.

The word "evoke" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.be related to
B.agree on
C.differ from
D.bring to mind

According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.
B.Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.
C.To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.
D.If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant

In paragraph 5, the author suggests that _______.
A.you may want to change careers at some time in the future.
B.you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.
C.as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.
D.you will probably be jobless at some time in the future.

The word "assessing" in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _______.
A.disposing
B.considering
C.discovering
D.measuring

The word "that" in paragraph 5 refers to _______.
A.commission
B.a flight attendant
C.the traveling life
D.occupation

It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that _______.
A.people should constantly work toward the next promotion.
B.insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.
C.jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid.
D.a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.

The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.
A.The hostess tried hard to please her guests.
B.The hostess was reluctant to offer her guests food and drinks.
C.The guests refused the food and drinks prepared by the hostess.
D.Neither the guests nor the hostess had food or drinks.

I love classical music because it makes me happy.
A.Classical music makes me happy so I don't love it.
B.Classical music doesn't makes me happy so I don't love it.
C.Classical music makes me happy so I love it.
D.Classical music doesn't make me happy so I love it.