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.
Not many students get high scores today. The tests are too hard.
A.If the tests today were easy, more students would get high scores.
B.Not all students would get high scores with such easy tests.
C.Unless the tests were easy, no students could get high scores.
D.The tests are difficult, but all students will get high scores.

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.
They encouraged him a lot in the competition. He didn’t give up because of that.
A.Having encouraged considerably during the competition, he didn’t stop trying.
B.But for their great encouragement in the competition, he would have given up.
C.Their great encouragement made it impossible for him to be in great despair.
D.Provided that they have encouraged him, he couldn’t have thought of giving up.

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.
Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A.When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.
B.As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C.When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
D.When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.

The reading passage mainly gives readers advice on ________.
A.how to make a lot of friends
B.how to be friendly with others
C.what to do to be best friends
D.the best qualities of a friend

The word “assume” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A.think
B.consider
C.conclude
D.agree

According to the passage, when your friend gets ill, you should show your care by _____.
A.learning about his/her illness
B.comforting him/ her with your hug
C.sending them messages every day
D.asking him/ her for help

The word “consent” in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A.knowledge
B.admission
C.permission
D.consideration

The word “it” in the passage refers to _____.
A.the situation in which your friend is at risk
B.the action you take to protect your friend
C.the safety of your friend
D.the case you show your friend

The passage is most likely to be taken from ____.
A.a teenager’s diary
B.a teenager’s essay on generation gap
C.a magazine for teenagers
D.a study on teenagers doing part-time work

Early sociologists such as Karl Mannheim noted differences across generations in how the youth transits into _______.
A.adult
B.adults
C.adulthood
D.adultery