The expression “a means of” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by __________ .
A.a result of
B.a method of
C.a punishment for
D.an example of

The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to which of the following _________ .
A.The Continental Congress
B.Trade in goods
C.The War
D.Paper money

The word “remedy” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________ .
A.resolve
B.medicate
C.renew
D.understand

I can __________ about what happened, but I will certainly never know.
A.speculate
B.speculation
C.speculative
D.speculator

With such a ________ mind, Barbara was able to recall the time and date of each significant event.
A.retention
B.retentive
C.retain
D.retaining

The sick child must stay away from others because he has a _______ disease.
A.communicate
B.communicable
C.communicator
D.communication

A major __________ disturbance occurred early this morning
A.seismologically
B.seismology
C.seismological
D.seismologist

He didn't do his test well. He must have been .......... in class.
A.attention
B.inattentive
C.attend
D.attendant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
“Sure, I’ll lend you my car this afternoon,” Richard said to me.
A.Richard asked me to lend him my car.
B.Richard refused to lend me his car.
C.Richard suggested lending me his car.
D.Richard agreed to lend me his car.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
“You must wear the seat belt when driving!” she said to him.
A.She told him to wear the seat belt when he drove.
B.She confirmed that he wore the seat belt when driving.
C.She complained that he wore the seat belt as he drove.
D.She encouraged him to wear the seat belt when driving.