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.

People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

Jane is talking to Billy about the meeting.

 Jane: “Is everybody happy with the decision?”

 Billy: “__________________”

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 government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

Peter: “What________ your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights.”

Jenny: “Was Linda asleep when you came home?”

                   Jack: “No. She ________TV.”

Once you have finished an article and identified its main ideas, it may not be necessary to reread it again

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name.