________(51)
A.the
B.an
C.a
D.x

To turn on the light, I was surprised at what I saw.
A.to turn on
B.was
C.at
D.what

The water temperature in a spring depends on that of the soil through where the water flows
A.a spring
B.on that
C.where
D.flows

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.
The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A.Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B.Not only did the basketball tram lose the match but the blamed each other as well.
C.No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D.As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.

When one intentional takes the property of another without legal notification, the crime is called theft.
A.intentional
B.another
C.notification
D.called

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
As there was a great deal of rain in the spring, we are expecting a good fruit harvest this year.
A.This year we can expect a better fruit harvest even though we didn’t have a wet spring.
B.There should be an abundance of fruit this year as it rained so much in the spring.
C.Though it rained often this spring, the fruit trees are yielding plenty of fruit.
D.It rained so heavily all through the springtime that fruit harvest will certainly be affected.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A.If you assisted us, we could not get achievement.
B.But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement.
C.Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement.
D.Without your assistance, we could get achievement.

The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.generates
B.creates
C.gains
D.recovers

It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to ______.
A.thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
B.understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
C.make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
D.change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning

Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A.It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
B.It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
C.It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
D.It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.