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

Mary was very disappointed. However, she tried to keep calm

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

          Our position in the family is one of the factors (29) _______ strongly affect our personality. The eldest or first born children get maximum (30) _______ from their parents and the result is that they are usually self confident and ambitious people. Firstborns are also responsible because they often have to look after their younger brothers or sisters. (31) _______, they can be quite bossy and dominant as they often give orders and are fearful of losing position. Middle children are usually sociable since they have other children to play with. They are good at peacemaking and compromising. Yet, on the negative side, (32) _______ children can be jealous and moody ones. The youngest in a family is probably quite a relaxed person and some are often lazy. This is because they always have someone in the family to help them. Yet, they are charming and (33) _______ have a good sense of humor and know how to manipulate others when they want to get their way

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

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

Hoa hoped _________ to join the club. She could make friends with many people here

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges

John and Jane are talking about protecting cultural identities.

John: "Do you think that people should protect their cultural identities in the age of globalization?"

Jane: “____________” 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19

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

Making mistakes is all __________ of growing up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions