Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

________ my parents gave me the fish tank

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.

Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth. 

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 following questions.

Although she is intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

With so much ______, I’m lucky to be in work. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The number of working women in China __________ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% today. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Sue: “Can you help me with my essay?”

Robert: “________________________”. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

You should read this novel. It has been _______ recommended by all the critics.