I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend’s words.
A.I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.
B.I understood my closest friend’s words completely.
C.I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words.
D.I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible.

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.How kids spend free time.
B.Why kids hate going home.
C.Bad condition of latchkey children.
D.Children’s activities at home.

Why did a lot of kids have chains around their necks with keys attached?
A.They had to use the keys to open school doors.
B.Schools didn’t allow them to wear jewelry, so they wore keys instead.
C.They were fully grown and had become independent.
D.They would use the keys to enter their houses when they came home.

It was in this house______________________ .
A.where I was born
B.which I was born
C.that I was born
D.I was born

A.install
B.cable
C.rabies
D.wholesale

A.Christian
B.mechanic
C.chemical
D.parachute

A.fear
B.bear
C.hear
D.dear

The phrase “an empty house” in the passage mostly means ______.
A.a house with no people inside
B.a house with no furniture
C.a house with nothing inside
D.a house with too much space

Lynette Long learned of latchkey children’s problems by ______.
A.visiting their homes
B.delivering questionnaires
C.interviewing their parents
D.talking to them

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 hard to get ______ him; he is such an aggressive man.
A.by
B.on with
C.into
D.over to