His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist.
A.help
B.impatience
C.hindrance
D.impossibility

In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star.
A.predicts
B.signifies
C.contrasts
D.examines

The industrial Revolution effected a drastic change in the British Standard of living in the I8th century.
A.caused
B.eliminated
C.prevented
D.denied

The ____ north we go, the ____ we are to meet high temperatures
A.further/less alike
B.farther/less likely
C.farther/more likely 
D.further/more alike

I was interested in buying the car, but a friend of mine ____
A.turned me down
B.gave me away
C.put me off
D.showed me around

– Daughter: “Thank you. I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.”      - Father: “____”
A.Forget about it. I didn’t mean so
B.I highly appreciate what you did
C. It doesn’t matter anyway   
D.Never mind

Elderly people,    ____, require constant attention
A.a larger number’s depending on government aid
B.who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government 
C.and many of them depend on the government to finance them
D.many of whom are financially dependent on the government

I would like to thank my publisher, my editor, and ____ but not least, my husband.
A.after that 
B.last
C.lastly
D.finally

Ill-gotten wealth is disgusting
A.admiring
B.distasteful 
C.praise worthless 
D.admirable

The passage mainly discusses _____.
A.adult differences in learning a foreign language
B.children’s ability to learn a language
C.the age factor in learning languages fast
D.research into language acquisition