Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not a requirement for the advertised position.




A.Although
B.Regarding
C.Otherwise
D.Despite

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The escaping prisoner camped in _______ woods but he didn’t light _______ fire because _______ smoke rising from the wood might attract _______ attention.




A.the/a/-/-
B.a/the/the/-
C.the/a/-/the
D.a/a/-/-

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Most folk songs are ballads _______ have simple words and tell simple stories.




A.what
B.that
C.although
D.when

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I was most _______ of his efforts to help me during the crisis.




A.appreciative
B.appreciable
C.appreciation
D.appreciate

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_______ you happen to visit him, give him my best wishes.




A.Could
B.Would
C.Might
D.Should

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Jack has a collection of ________.




A.old valuable Japanese postage stamps
B.old Japanese valuable postage stamps
C.valuable Japanese old postage stamps
D.valuable old Japanese postage stamps

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Please accept my apology. I didn’t mean ______ your birthday party last night.




A.to be missed
B.to have missed
C.having missed
D.being missed

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My uncle’s company made a very good profit in _______________.




A.the 1990
B.1990s
C.1990’s
D.the 1990s

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Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.




A.communicate
B.communication
C.communicative
D.communicating

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An endangered species is the one _______population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.




A.what
B.whose
C.who
D.which