Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I am not sure how old he is but he must be _________ for 70.
A.getting on
B.going by
C.getting up
D.going off

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A.affectionate
B.kindergarten
C.respectable
D.occasional

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A.carpet
B.contact
C.facial
D.school

I thought they might be hungry. I offered them something to eat.
A.Thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
B.I thought they might be hungry, offered them something to eat.
C.Having thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
D.Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.

The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT __________________.
A.couples buying houses
B.people being better educated
C.people getting married earlier
D.better standards of living

The word "five" in the first paragraph refers to__________________.
A.decades
B.marriages
C.years
D.Canadians

The word "surging" is closest in meaning to __________________.
A.surprising
B.new
C.accelerating
D.extra

It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution __________________.
A.population statistics were unreliable
B.the population grew steadily
C.families were larger
D.economic conditions were bad

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Educational changes in Canadian society
B.Canada during the Second World War
C.Population trends in postwar Canada
D.Standards of living in Canada

The phrase "prior to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to __________________.
A.during
B.behind
C.before
D.since