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 from 41 to 47.
         Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.
            Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.
            Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.
            On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Thanksgiving ______?
A.people go out to shop for Christmas presents.
B.turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served.       
C.people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
D.people wear colored costumes marching through the streets.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A.It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B.The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C.The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D.If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following questions.
In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
A.As hard as he work  
B.Despite he worked hard
C.Though he worked hard    
D.Although hard work

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.supported                
B.mended                   
C.dressed                   
D.attracted

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.kites                                    
B.hopes                      
C.balls                        
D.kicks

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.reduced                   
B.caused                     
C.damaged                 
D.preserved

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.clear                                    
B.treasure                   
C.spread                     
D.dread

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.expands                  
B.installs                     
C.swallows                
D.rejects

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.buttons                    
B.books                      
C.begs                        
D.cans

The phrase "put aside" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___________
 
A.hidden                   
B.saved                     
C.reviewed                
D.consumed