The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was __________.
A.used extensively for trade.
B.scarce.
C.supplied by England.
D.coined by colonists.

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.