According to the passage, which of the following is  TRUE?
A.To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting  salary.
B.To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory  jobs.
C.If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight   attendant.
D.Your initial view of certain careers may not be  accurate.

The word "assessing” in paragraph 2 could best be  replaced by                    .
A.discovering
B.considering
C.measuring
D.disposing

People can do the following to reduce  waste EXCEPT                        .
A.buy high-quality product     
B.buy simply-wrapped things
C.reuse cups          
D.buy fewer hamburgers

The remark: “To have a fast car, you need both a good engine and fuel.” in the passage means that in order to become a  genius                          .
A.you need to have good health and good  nourishment
B.you need intelligence and you need to develop  it
C.you should try to move quickly and  efficiently
D.you must nourish your brain and train your muscles  hard

II. Circle the correct answer.
The baby next to me is very ________. He talks all the time.
A.silent
B.lovely
C.talkative
D.kind

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Under the major's able leadership, the soldiers found safety.
A.guidance                     
B.intensity                       
C.flagship                       
D.ability

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ is writing brief entries about the daily activities of an individual or company.
A.App                             
B.Mass media    
C.Advent                        
D.Microblogging

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful ______ smile.
A.childlike
B.childish
C.childhood
D.childless

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I know we had an argument, but I know I’d quite like to ______.
A.make up
B.look down
C.fall out
D.bring up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The world-famous physicist and ______ Stephen Hawking published on important paper before he died at the age of 76.
A.cosmologist
B.cosmologic
C.cosmonaut
D.cosmology