VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 25 to 29.
To better understand the effects of crying in humans, it is also important to consider the animal counterparts to human crying (in the domain of communication), as well as other animal behaviors that might serve stress-reducing functions. In all mammals and most birds, offspring react with (25)_______ calls or distress calls to being removed from the parents. There can be little doubt that this is the phylogenetic basis of the acoustical crying of human infants. This very basic form of crying is meant to undo the separation from the parents and it is not likely to have any direct soothing function. Rather, this behavior seems to be associated with a state of increased arousal and result in soothing because of the comfort and support it elicited, that is, because it has (26)_______ its inter-individual function. In animals, distress calls are mainly (27)_____ by young offspring, and they are never accompanied by the production of tears. (28)______ , candidates for the mechanisms that might contribute to reduction of distress in non-human animals (and in humans as well) can be found in displacement behaviors and stereotypes, (29)______ are proposed to serve communicative functions as well.
(28) 
A.In addition 
B.On the other hand  
C.As a consequence 
D.What is more

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 questions.
If I had been home, everything would not have been that dramatic.
A.When I am home, everything goes right.
B.Things would not be dramatized with my presence.
C.Things were worse because I was not home.
D.Everything goes wrong when I am not at home.

A.sometimes     
B.gestures                            
C.examples                
D.glances

British/American/culture/time/see/valuable commodity.
A.British and American culture, time is seen as a valuable commodity.
B.In British and American culture, time sees as a valuable commodity.
C.In British and American culture, time is seen as a valuable commodity.
D.British and American cultures see time   as a valuable commodity.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A.stable                                  
B.average                   
C.population              
D.rate

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.
Computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our life.
A.equivalent                 
B.diverse                    
C.like                           
D. similar

Much as I admire his courage, I think he’s foolish to do such a thing.
A.Though I admire him, I think his courage is foolish.
B.Though I admire his courage, I am a foolish to do such a thing for him.
C.Although I admire his courage, I think he’s foolish to do such a thing.
D.Although I admire his courage, he’s a foolish to do such a thing.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is difficult to assess the full _______ of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive storms of the U.S. has had in quite some time.
A.range                      
B.amount                               
C.extent                                 
D.quality

Mark  the  letter A, B, C, or D on  your answer  sheet  to  indicate  the  correct  answer  to  each of the following questions.  
________, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.
A. To pass this test     
B.For being passed this test   
C. In order pass this test   
D. In order pass this test

How long does it take the banana plant to reach its maturity?
A.about 15 months
B.about 18 months
C.about 19 months
D.about 28 months