The attitude of the author towards home-schooling can be best described as _______.
A.unfavorable
B.favorable
C.remarkable
D.acceptable

Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _______ for them.
A.expensive
B.explosive
C.dangerous
D.humorous

The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _______.
A.remaining unchanged
B.remaining the same
C.going down
D.going up

The past participle "home-schooled " in the first paragraph is best equivalent to "_______at home".
A.self-studied
B.untaught
C.taught
D.self-learned

The noun "dissatisfaction " in the second paragraph is best equivalent to "_______".
A.discouragement
B.disagreement
C.discrimination
D.disappointment

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.

A.appropriate
B.miraculous
C.intimacy
D.solidify

It doesn't cost much to run a solar power system.
A.Running a solar power system is not costly.
B.Running a solar power system costs nothing.
C.A solar power system costs so much to run
D.A solar power system is quite cheap to set up.

You can rely on Pat to give you any help you may need.
A.Let Pat know if you need any help with this.
B.If you need help of any kind be sure to let Pat know.
C.Should you require any assistance, you can count on Pat for it.
D.Pat is the one to ask if you find you ratlike any assistance.

Let's go shopping sometime mid-week, it gets so crowded at the weekends.
A.I always like to shop mid-week as everywhere is so crowded at weekends.
B.The best time to go shopping is midweek when it is usually reasonably quiet.
C.I suggest we avoid the weekend and do our shopping in the middle of the week when it's quieter.
D.I find it impossible to shop at weekends because there are so many people everywhere.

After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing ________ storm water.
A.with
B.by
C.from
D.for