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

Where in the passage does the author mention that children acquire their own language easily?
A.lines 1-2 
B.lines 7-10 
C.lines 14-16 
D.lines 17-18

According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants?                                                                                                   .
A.To compare different age groups
B.To detect differences in nationalities
C.To confirm different language characteristics
D.To measure the use of grammar

The word “who” in the third paragraph refers to ____.
A.Elisa Newport
B.Koreans
C.students
D.colleagues