A.cheat
B.mean
C.creation
D.increase

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 by Adams.
D.He was accepting of the many inconveniences.

The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses:
A.the details of the destruction of the White House by the British.
B.James Monroe’s policies as presidents.
C.modifications by presidents who followed
D.other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House.

She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest.
A.is
B.longer young
C.to enter
D.beautiful

I hadn’t understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he’d said.
A.However
B.hadn’t understood
C.he’d said.
D.asked him

With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
A.development of
B.businessmen
C.hardly have
D.they used to

According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who _________.
A.runs into whaling ship
B.does something to protect the Earth
C.talks about protecting endangered species
D.is a hero, like Paul Watson

When something is controversial, _________.
A.everyone agrees with it
B.everyone disagrees with it
C.people have different ideas about it
D.people protect it

The main idea of paragraph one is that _________.
A.Paul Watson is a hero to some people
B.activists are people who do something
C.Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist
D.Paul Watson does not believe in talking

The Sea Shepherd was hunting _________.
A.the Atlantic Ocean
B.whales
C.the Sierra
D.Portugal