Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

A.threaten
B.appear
C.modern
D.instance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you.
A.had I known
B.were
C.in
D.would have helped

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
If it does not rain tomorrow, we will water the garden.
A.Unless it rain tomorrow, we will water the garden.
B.Unless it does rain tomorrow, we will water the garden.
C.Unless it rains tomorrow, we will water the garden.
D.Unless it rains tomorrow, we will not water the garden.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
They said to him:” What time does the train start?”
A.They asked him what time the train starts.
B.They asked him what time did the train start.
C.They asked him what time the train started.
D.They asked him what time does the train start.

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 question.
I admire her achievements. However, I don't really like her.
A.I don't really like her for I admire her achievements.
B.Even though I admire her achievements, I don't really like her.
C.Although I admire her achievements, I really like her.
D.Whatever her achievements, I don't really like her.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.Women talk more than men.
B.It's stereotype that women talk more than men.
C.Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public.
D.Little girls and little boys have different ways of playing.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
A.Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons.
B.Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents.
C.Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls.
D.An Emory University found that parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?
A.Girls are thought to be more talkative than boys.
B.Parents give more love to their daughters than their sons.
C.Parents use more language to talk with their daughters.
D.Boys don't like showing their emotions.

The best title for the passage could be __________.
A.Nineteenth - the Century of Reform
B.A Flight for Change
C.American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century
D.The Beginnings of Reform in American Education

There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that __________.
A.American educational system was desperately in need of reform
B.private schools existed
C.children would grow up to be laborers
D.children should "spend" their time on education