The word "problem" in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A.authority
B.less life satisfaction
C.financial strain
D.fate or chance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
They do the washing every four days as they don't have clothes enough to last a week.
A.the washing
B.as
C.clothes enough
D.last

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Tom enjoys going to the park where he is played football with his friends.
A.going
B.where
C.is played
D.with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The astrological price of land and building materials deters people on low incomes from having a house of their own.
A.astrological price
B.building
C.deters
D.on low incomes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"Have you ever tried water skiing, Tom?" she asked.
A.She asked Tom whether he had ever tried water skiing.
B.She asked Tom whether he has ever tried water skiing.
C.She asked Tom had he ever tried water skiing.
D.She asked Tom if you had ever tried water skiing.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She isn't obliged to tell you the truth.
A.She needn't tell you the truth.
B.She mustn't tell you the truth.
C.She has no intention of telling you the truth.
D.You can't make her tell you the truth.

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.
We arrived at the theatre. The play started then.
A.Not until the play had started did we arrive at the theatre.
B.Hardly had we arrived at the theatre when the play started.
C.Scarcely had we arrived at the theatre than the play started.
D.Only if the play had started did we arrive at the theatre.

Your father doesn’t work in that bank,________he?
A.is
B.isn’t
C.does
D.doesn’t

My father________for the car factory since 1995.
A.worked
B.was working
C.has worked
D.is working

I have painted my bedroom wall three times, but I can still see the old colour underneath.
A.The original colour of my bedroom wall is still visible despite 3 times of painting.
B.Can you see the first colour of the bedroom wall after I painted it the third time?
C.The original colour of my bedroom wall is invisible after I painted it the third time.
D.Three times of painting makes my bedroom wall come back to its colour underneath.