Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
Everyone can join our club, _______age and sex
A.in place of       
B.regardless of
C.in case of
D.not mention

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
When he came ....., she found herself in hospital
A.round
B.off
C.over
D.out

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions
I don't remember _________ the door when I left home this morning
A.to lock
B.locking
C.lock
D.having locked

— “What’s on the television tonight?”
- " ________ "
A.I will go to the cinema      
B.It’s at half past nine
C.The film is good    
D.A football match after the news

Our phone bill has risen  ________ we bought a cell phone.
A.from
B.for
C.since
D.during

I broke my leg  _______ I was ten years old.
A.if
B.then
C.where
D.when

We enjoyed our holiday _______ the rain.
A.despite 
B.although
C.in spite
D.even though

SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN  THE BRACKETS
The students were         to hear that the class had been cancelled. (JOY)
A.
B.
C.
D.

While we ________  on the phone, the power went out.
A.talked
B.were talking
C.are  talking
D.have talked

  READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS TO  THE QUESTIONS.      (10 PTS)
 
In the early days of the United States, postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried. In 1825, the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery, but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.
In 1847 the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp, which of course  simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay. Besides, the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address. In Philadelphia, for example, with a population of 150,000 people still had to go to the post office to get their mail. The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage use of the mail. It is no wonder that, during the years of these cumbersome arrangements, private letter-carrying and express businesses developed. Although their activities were only semi-legal, they thrived, and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were a half-day speedier than the government mail. The government postal service lost  volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had.
Finally, in 1863, Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery. But this delivery service was at first confined to cities, and free home delivery became a mark of urbanism. As late as 1887, a town had to have 10,000 people to be eligible for free home delivery. In 1890, of the 75 million people in the  United States, fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors. The rest, nearly three-quarters of the population, still received no mail unless they went to their post office
The word ‘confined ’ is closest in meaning to        
A.granted
B.scheduled
C.limited
D.recommended