Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one thing parents tend to do when they talk with their babies?
A.stretching out sounds.
B.teaching phonetic elements.
C.speaking more slowly and carefully.
D.exaggerating sounds.

As mentioned in the passage, talking with babies using parentese can help them _____.
A.articulate better consonant sounds
B.absorb faster speech
C.analyse and absorb everyday speech
D.pronounce certain vowel sounds earlier

“Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back” – the teacher said
A.edible
B.eligible
C.visible
D.audible

A.desperate
B.suggestion
C.definite
D.influence

A.chaos
B.archaeology
C.charity
D.ache

Choose the underlined part that needs correction
What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems
A.were
B.to
C.What I told her
D.most of

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.
He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.
A.His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.
B.It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.
C.His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.
D.In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.

(33) _____
A.affect
B.effective
C.effect
D.effectively

(35) _____
A.Besides
B.However
C.Therefore
D.Otherwise

(36) _____
A.whom
B.which
C.when
D.where