_______(44)
A.increase
B.gain
C.improve
D.progress

It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was _____.
A.the expanding economic problems of schools
B.the growing number of schools in frontier communities
C.an increase in the number of trained teachers
D.the increased urbanization of the entire country

The word "means" in line 5 is closest in meaning to _____.
A.qualifications
B.method
C.advantages
D.probability

According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that _____.
A.the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
B.new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
C.adults and children studied in the same classes
D.most places required children to attend school

According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____.
A.special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B.corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C.different groups needed different kinds of education
D.more women should be involved in education and industry

Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____.
A.scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B.economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C.income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D.overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States

Which paragraph mentions the importance of abilities and experience in formal schooling?
A.Paragraph 2
B.Paragraph 4
C.Paragraph 1
D.Paragraph 3

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The connection between voice and personality
B.The function of the voice in performance
C.Communication styles
D.The production of speech

_______________ William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A.With all writers in English
B.All writers in English
C.All of the writers in English
D.Of all writers in English

After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing _______storm water.
A.with
B.by
C.from
D.for