Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
When I was a little girl growing up in the 1940s, (51)____we didn't have much in the way of material things. The Great Depression had hit just about everyone, and we were just climbing (52)____it. My dad had a job at a factory, and mom stayed at home with the kids. I got a new outfit (53)_____a year, and that was only because Mom was pretty good (54)______the sewing machine. Good thing, too, because when World War II came, mom got a job sewing uniforms for the soldiers. The extra money helped, and (55)_______I was in my teens in the late 1950s we had enough to get one of those fancy new television sets. It was black and white and only got three channels, but we were glued to it.
I decided around that time that I didn't want to work in a factory or sew (56)_____my mom had. I wanted to go to college. A girl aspiring to a career at that time raised some eyebrows. Worse still, I wanted to be a lawyer. Though others scoffed, (57)_____my parents told me that they would support me in any way they could. Fortunately, I worked hard at school and got a (58)_____. It wasn't easy, but a few years later I was a lawyer. At first I was a little overwhelmed. But in the late '60s I knew I could use my education and spirit to help our nation. I took a job working against discrimination as a civil rights attorney. That's where I met your Grandpa. He was not only handsome but believed in the same things I did and still do— equality and justice. When your mom came along, I took a year (59)____but went right back to work. We were able to (60)______a color TV and, like me, your mom was glued to it. She had an intense interest not in the programs, but how the thing worked. I guess I knew from the time she was watching "Sesame Street" that she would also take a path that was not normally taken by women. She became an electrician. 
________(54)
A.at
B.with
C.of
D.by

................coal, gas and oil are safe to use in the short term, they present a long—term threat to the environment.
A.Though
B.Although
C.Even though
D.All are correct

Choose the answer that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
_______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A.Providing    
B.Unless     
C.But for    
D.If only

______(19)
A.very         
B.too                     
C.much              
D.enough

Which of the following year was jazz popular outside the United States?
A.1915      
B.1900
C.1925    
D. 1940

Choose the word that best completes each of these sentences
She thinks chatting on the Internet is time __________.
A.consume 
B.consumer 
C.consuming 
D.consumption

_________(63)
A.Although    
B.However   
C.Therefore 
D.Despite

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
I’m really angry ____ John for his total lack ____ responsibility ____ work.
A.with / of / for   
B.at / in / to  
C.in / from / of     
D.about / off / in

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
 Traffic began to flow normally again after the accident.
A.strangely and irregularly
B.repeatedly in different modes
C.in the usual or ordinary way
D.with the same speed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I strongly recommend that you should take out an insurance policy in the house for your own peace of mind.
A.to stop you sleeping                                   
B.to stop you worrying         
C. to stop you thinking                 
D.to stop you believing