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 27 to 31.
The Progressive Movement
The progressive movement was a powerful and broad-based movement of reform that had lasting effects on the American political system in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It arose in reaction to the domination of the social and political system by business interests and rampant corruption throughout the political party system during the period following the end of the Civil War in 1865. Progressivism emerged as a force during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, from 1901 to 1909, and reached its height in the presidential campaign of 1912. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, progressivism as a force had faded from the political scene.
The progressive movement was focused on instigating, or initiating change in three different areas. One area that was of major interest to the progressive movement was the imposition of legal and government control over big business, which had usurped an extraordinary amount of power in the era of the wealthy industrial barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. A second area of interest to the progressive movement was the improvement of the social system in order to rid society of the poverty, slum housing, and exploitation of immigrant and child labor that were a part of the era. A final area of interest was the cleaning up of the political system to move political decisions back into the realm of direct democratic control and away from the corrupt backroom deals that plagued the world of politics.
Progressivism was a grassroots movement that first gained force at the local level. In cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland, effective urban reform movements took hold, and city officials were appointed or elected to run their respective cities along nonpartisan lines and out from under the control of political parties and bosses. The progressive movement then worked its way from the local level to the state level and then on to the national level. In the state of Wisconsin, for example, "Fighting Bob" La Follette led the drive for change, first in his role as governor of the state (1901-1906) and later as the U.S. senator representing the state (1906-1925). Under his leadership, numerous reforms were instituted: state regulation of the railroads increased, policies directed at improving the lives of workers -- such as workers' compensation and unemployment insurance -- were instituted, and in the political arena, selection of party candidates was determined by direct democratic vote rather than through backroom political wrangling.
Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 2?
A.The progressive movement came about as a result of legal and government controls.
B.Big business used the progressive movement in an attempt to gain influence over government.
C.The progressive movement sought to reduce the power of the huge industrialists.
D.The success of the wealthy industrial barons grew out of the progressive movement.

A.hold 
B.offer                       
C.bloc                                     
D.solidarity

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 from 26 to 30.
Just like any institution, a family also needs rules. Rules are very important because they keep things in (26)______. For a family, rules are as necessary as food and clothing. The rules are very important because they remain peace and order in the family. For example, children should respect and listen to their parents.
If there are (27) ______ to be made, for examples, it is not only the parents who are going to decide especially if the children are already grown up. It would be better if everybody is involved in making the decision of important matter.
Rules are needed to maintain a harmonious relationship (28) ______ family members. Parents are there the pillars of the family and guide children to be responsible and practice good values.
Rules teach children to become more responsible and have discipline not only at home but especially outside of the home. When there are rules to follow, children will know (29) ______ they should do or should not do. Rules help to avoid conflict and misunderstanding that may lead to fights and aggression especially among children. Parents should set rules for the children to follow to avoid quarrels and fights. There are times when the children fight over simple matters and this happens if the parents do or not interfere but when parents set the rule and let the children follow, there will be (30) ______ conflicts.
(28) ______
A. in     
B.between 
C.inside  
D.among

Part time jobs give us freedom to _______ our own interest.
A.pursue                           
B.chase                             
C.seek                               
D.catch

______(9)
A.desire 
B.want 
C.hope 
D.expect

Pick out the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs corrrections in each of the following questions.
Only (A)  after food has been dried (B) or canned it should (C) be stored for future use.(D)
A.Only
B.dried
C.it should
D.use.

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.
There weren't many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.
A.simple 
B.interesting 
C.difficult 
D.important

_________ (3)
A.bigger
B.biger
C.biggest
D.bigest

__________(60)
A.Besides
B.As instance
C.Therefore
D.For example

According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress?
A.It had attendees from20 countries
B.It never took place
C.It had 4,000 attendees
D.It was scheduled for 1915