Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose one mistake in each of the following sentences.
Education (A) and training are an (B) important steps in getting (C) the kind of job that you would like to have. 
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

The phrase "coincided with" in line 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A.happened at the same time as   
B.ensured the success of
C. was influenced by
D.began to grow rapidly

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A.the wealthy gentlemen who first played baseball, later needed to find another recreational opportunity if they did not want to mix with other or become a “muffin”
B.hot dogs would not have become as popular as they did, without the professionalism and commercialism  that develop in baseball
C.the “New York “spread rapidly because it was better formalized
D.business – minded investors were only interested in profits

According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s  tenure in the White House? 
 
A.He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B.He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C. He removed the terraces that had been added byAdams.           
D.He was accepting of the many inconveniences.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Vietnam was ____ host country of the 22nd SEA Games.
A. the    
B.an 
C.Ø
D.a

Divers have had problems in communicating underwater because  _________ .
A.they did not pronounce clearly
B.the water destroyed their speech organs
C.the pressure affected their speech organs
D.the vehicles they used have not been perfected

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If the weather _______ so bad, we would have gone out.
A.had been  
B.weren’t        
C.isn’t                         
D.hadn’t been

The principles used in air-conditioning are basically the same as those used by the human body to cool himself.
A.principles
B.basically 
C.those
D.himself

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the following question.

“You damaged my laptop, Tom!” said John.
A.John accused with Tom to have damaged his laptop. 
B.John accused Tom of damaging his laptop.
C.John accused Tom to damage his laptop.   
D.John accused to Tom for damaging his laptop.

It can be inferred from the passage that in 1930 the greatest number of people in the Los Angeles area were employed in ___________ .
 
A.farming    
B.oil refining
C.automobile manufacturing
D.the motion picture industry