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.
He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.
A.If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
B.If only he had been able to finish his book.
C.Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
D.But for his wife’s help, he couldn't finish his book.

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.
American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
A.inevitably
B.happily
C.traditionally
D.readily

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A.expectation
B.opportunity
C.temperament
D.decoration

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A.compile
B.compose
C.compete
D.complex

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The acoustics in the concert hall were very poor and it was necessary to _____ performers’ voices.
A.increase
B.exaggerate
C.extend
D.amplify

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Because the waiter didn’t ______ what I ordered, he brought me a mutton steak instead of the chicken wings that I’d wanted.
A.call on
B.stay up
C.take down
D.check in

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The lake had ice on it this morning. It ________ very cold last night.
A.must have gotten
B.could have gotten
C.would have gotten
D.should have gotten

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You should take regular exercise _____ sitting in front of the television all day.
A.in spite of
B.instead of
C.without
D.even

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I remember ______ him tomorrow. It will be a big sum of money I’ve been saving so far.
A.paying
B.to pay
C.paid
D.to be paid

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I would rather Jane ______ my brother so much money when he asked for. I know for sure that I will have to pay his debt.
A.not lend
B.would not lend
C.had not lent
D.did not lend