Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mumps is usually caught by children. _______ causes a mild fever and painful swelling of the glands in the neck.
A.It                             
B.They                       
C.He                                      
D.She

Choose the best answer.
_____, you have to work hard to find more encouraging methods and techniques.
A.A teacher   
B.As a teacher             
C.Are a teacher   
D.With a teacher

It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger. 
A.urgent        
B.unavoidable     
C.important    
D.necessary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Not many students get high scores today. The tests are too hard.
A.If the tests today were easy, more students would get high scores.
B.Not all students would get high scores with such easy tests.
C.Unless the tests were easy, no students could get high scores.
D.The tests are difficult, but all students will get high scores.

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I did not dare to turn on the television. I was afraid of waking the baby up.
A.I did not dare to turn on the television for fear of waking the baby up.
B.I decided not to turn on the television in order to wake the baby up.
C.I decided to turn the television volume down to avoid waking the baby up.
D.Waking up the baby, I could not continue watching the television.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Paul and Mary have been dating for two weeks and he is asking her to go out for dinner. - Paul: "Would you like to have dinner with me?"   - Mary: “______”
A.I'm very happy.
B.Yes, I'd love to.
C.Yes, so do I.
D.Yes, it is.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
A considerable body of research has demonstrated a correlation between birth order and aspects such as temperament and behavior, and some psychologists believe that birth order significantly affects the development of personality. Psychologist Alfred Adler was a pioneer in the study of the relationship between birth order and personality. A key point in his research and in the hypothesis that he developed based on it was that it was not the actual numerical birth position that affected personality; instead, it was the similar responses in large numbers of families to children in specific birth order positions that had an effect. For example, first-borns, who have their parents to themselves initially and do not have to deal with siblings in the first part of their lives, tend to have their first socialization experiences with adults and therefore tend to find the process of peer socialization more difficult. In contrast, later-born children have to deal with siblings from the first moment of their lives and therefore tend to have stronger socialization skills.
Numerous studies since Adler’s have been conducted on the effect of birth order and personality. These studies have tended to classify birth order types into four different categories: first-born, second-born and/or middle, last, and only child.
Studies have consistently shown that first-born children tend to exhibit similar, positive and negative personality traits. First-borns have consistently been linked with academic achievement in various studies; in one study, the number of National Merit scholarship winners who are first-borns was found to be equal to the number of second-and third-borns combined. First-borns have been found to be more responsible and assertive than those born in other birth-order positions and tend to rise to positions of leadership more often than others; more first-borns have served in the U.S. Congress and as U.S. presidents than have those born in other birth-orderpositions. However, studies have shown that first-borns tend to be more subject to stress and were considered problem children more often than later-borns.
Second-born and/or middle children demonstrate markedly different tendencies from first-borns. They tend to feel inferior to the older child or children because it is difficult for them to comprehend that their lower level of achievement is a function of age rather than ability, and they often try to succeed in areas other than those in which their older sibling or siblings excel. They tend to be more trusting, accepting, and focused on others than the more self-centered first-borns, and they tend to have a comparatively higher level of success in team sports than do first-borns or only children, who more often excel in individual sports.
The last-born child is the one who tends to be the eternal baby of the family and thus often exhibits a strong sense of security. Last-borns collectively achieve the highest degree of social success and demonstrate the highest levels of self-esteem of all the birth-order positions. They often exhibit less competitiveness than older brothers and sisters and are more likely to take part in less competitive group games or in social organizations such as sororities and fraternities.
Only children tend to exhibit some of the main characteristics of first-borns and some of the characteristics of last-borns. Only children tend to exhibit the strong sense of security and self-esteem exhibited by last-borns while, like first-borns, they are more achievement oriented and more likely than middle-or last-borns to achieve academic success. However, only children tend to have the most problems establishing close relationships and exhibit a lower need for affiliation than other children.
Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the italic sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A.Because first-borns tend to be very assertive, they are uncomfortable serving in government positions.
B.Several examples support the idea that first-borns have characteristics that make them leaders.
C.An interesting fact that is difficult to explain is that many first-borns have served in high government positions.
D.In spite of certain characteristics that first-borns possess, many of them become leaders.

Ben: " _________  ".             Jane: "Never mind."
A. Congratulations! How wonderful!
B.Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
C.Thank you for being honest with me.
D.Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?

We went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.
A.every single day 
B.every other day 
C.every second day
D.every two days

Cutural diversity is important because most countries (A), workplaces, and schools   increasingly consist (B) of various culture (C), racial and ethnic groups (D).
A.most countries
B.increasingly consist
C.various culture 
D.ethnic group