According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that .
A.most places required children to attend school
B.the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
C.new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D.adults and children studied in the same classes

The word "means" is closest in meaning to .
A.advantages
B.probability
C.method
D.qualifications

A.copy
B.beast
C.pull
D.happy

A.bed
B.job
C.pass
D.bull

A.pig
B.chubby
C.pin
D.pole

II. Circle the correct answer.
My younger sister ______ short black hair.
A.is
B.are
C.have
D.has

II. Circle the correct answer.
“What color is her hair?” – “It _______ brown.”
A.has
B.is
C.does
D.have

II. Circle the correct answer.
Mary’s face ________ round.
A.does
B.isn’t
C.have
D.has

II. Circle the correct answer.
My best friend is kind and _________. He often makes me laugh.
A.funny
B.nice
C.shy
D.boring

Task 3. 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 16 – 22.
ACADEMICS AREN'T THE PROBLEM
Studies about how students use their time might shed light on whether they face increased academic and financial pressures compared with earlier eras.
Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don’t seem to be greater now than a generation ago. The data show that full-time students in all types of colleges study much less now than they did a generation ago - a full 10 hours a week less. Students are also receiving significantly higher grades. So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they used to be.
The time-use data don't suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either. When the time savings and lower opportunity costs are factored in, college appears less expensive for most students than it was in the 1960s. And though there are now full-time students working to pay while in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly.
In other words, full-time students do not appear to be studying less in order to work more. They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun. It seems hard to imagine that students feeling increased financial pressures would respond by taking more leisure.
Based on how students are spending their time then, it doesn't look as though academic or financial pressures are greater now than a generation ago. The time-use data don’t speak directly to social pressures, and it may well be that these have become more intense lately.
In one recent set of data, students reported spending more than 23 hours per week either socializing with friends or playing on the computer for fun. Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.
All factors considered, college now seems .
A.more costly
B.ever more expensive
C.much more expensive
D.less expensive