Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

If cartoons are anything to go by, then the attitude of the British towards the family, and of British men towards the (31) ________ sex, has not changed much recently, despite attempts to shame people into admitting their prejudices. The mother-in-law, frequently of horrific (32) _______ and usually either about to visit, or being somehow driven from the house is still a favorite butt of this kind of humor. Marriage itself has been reduced to the skinny male, dominated by a massive female who habitually lies in wait with the rolling pin behind the door for the return of her drunken spouse. Children are rarely shown other than as screaming infants, or else as ill-favoured urchins who (33) _____ all their time being objectionable or asking for money. The old are simply (34) _____ as comic characters. The problem is, how do such cartoons relate to the way people truly see each other? Does a joke always contain some grain of truth, however much we may dislike to admit it? In other words, is life really a series of mother-in-law jokes? Or do jokes have a life of their own, with a (35) _______ of stereotypes we can recognize, like the Englishman with his umbrella and bowler hat, or the Frenchman with his striped jumper and beret?

Question 31

Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 6: Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 7: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 25: Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 27: Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.

Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 30: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sales.

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

Question 9: For the first time in 70 years, ______ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.