Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ young girls think cosmetic surgery is safe, it still carries all the risks of surgery.
A.Despite                   
B.Since                       
C.Although                
D.Because of

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Mary has just bought____.
A.a big red hat  
B.a red big hat  
C.big red a hat 
D.a hat big red

It will be particularly annoying for the local people who have to endure deafening music from the nearby bars until the small hours.
A.loud                        
B.polluted                              
C.soft                                     
D.melodious

(18) 
A.applicable
B.convenient
C.available
D.free

Her mother asked her to _________ the table for the evening meal.
A.place 
B.put out
C.serve
D.lay

That honest man always speaks _______ is true even if it is bitter.
A.that it    
B.that    
C.what   
D.which

(35) 
A.Ø  
B.a 
C.an                                   
D.the

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
We will have prepared everything____.
A.as soon as the meeting will begin  
B.by the time the meeting begins
C.as long as the meeting would begin    
D.after the meeting began

"A strong cultural identity can contribute to people's overall wellbeing" means ______
A.People's general health and happiness are partly ensured by true cultural identity.
B.People's general health and happiness have a strong connection with cultural identity.
C.A true cultural identity can be promoted by people's overall well-being.
D.A true cultural identity and people's overall well-being make the same contribution.

________ (37)
A.confident
B. confidently    
C.confidence       
D.confide