According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in the White House?
A.He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B.He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C.He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams.
D.He was accepting of the many inconveniences.

The word “forces” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by_____
A.military
B.effort
C.power
D.energy

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.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
A.We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.
B.Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
C.We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
D.We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (37) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (38)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (39) __________there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (40) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (41) __________ the pain.
(38)_________
A.gained
B.won
C.earned
D.made

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 37 to 41.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (37) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (38)__________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (39) __________there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (40) __________ about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (41) __________ the pain.
(37) _________
A.exported
B.finished
C.banned
D.blamed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Immediately, after his arrival, things went wrong.
A.When he was arriving, things went wrong.
B.No longer did he arrive, but things still went wrong.
C.No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
D.Because he arrived, things still went wrong.

What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?
A.main staircase
B.laundry yard
C.pool
D.A and B

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“I was not there at the time” said he.
A.He denied that he was there at the time.
B.He denied that he wasn’t there at the time.
C.He denied being there at the time.
D.He denied not being there at the time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Mary: “I will never go mountaineering again.” – Linda: “Me ______.”
A.so
B.either
C.too
D.neither

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When Peter was a child, there _______ a cinema near his house.
A.used to be
B.used to have been
C.used to have
D.used to be being