Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29  

     A book has just been published to help parents to deal with their children's naughty behavior at home.  The author, Dr. James Bruno, says that the first positive discipline technique is for parents to remain (25) ___________because nervous parents don't get good results. Parents who often (26) ___________ their temper find that their children stop taking any notice of them. When parents yell at their children to make them (27) ___________ an order, children often act as if they did not hear them.  

     The second challenge is to know how to correct bad behavior in an effective way. (28) ___________ children by preventing them from watching their favorite TV program is not at an ideal solution. Nor is telling them off when their friends are present. Dr. Bruno believes parents should (29) ___________clear rules for children to follow. If children refuse to follow these, they know they will be disciplined.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34  

     According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, pregnant women should not drink any form of alcohol. Pregnant women who think they have should be aware of the serious and negative effects alcohol on the development of the baby (fetus).  

     Alcohol is considered one of the most dangerous drugs for women during their pregnancy. Because alcohol is delivered quickly into the blood and passes quickly into the tissues and membranes, the human fetus is particularly vulnerable to its effects. The reality is that the negative effects on a fetus are so pronounced that babies born after exposure to alcohol are said to be suffering from fetal the syndrome. As a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, the alcohol is passed into her bloodstream almost simultaneously. Moreover, because the bloodstream of the fetus is inextricably tied to that of the mother, the alcohol passes directly into the bloodstream of the fetus as well. And, what is more, the concentration of alcohol in the fetus is exactly the same as in the mother.  

     For the mother, this concentration is not a problem because her liver can remove one ounce of alcohol from her system per hour. However, the fetus's liver is not completely developed (how developed it is depends on its stage of development). The rate at which it is able to eliminate the alcohol from the blood of the fetus is much slower. Eventually, the alcohol will be returned to the mother's system by passing across the placenta, but this process is slow. By the time this takes place, major neurological damage may have already occurred.  

     Research has shown that as little as one drink of alcohol can produce significant, irreversible damage to the fetus. Babies born after exposure to alcohol generally exhibit facial distortion, inability to concentrate, and difficulty in remembering. Simply speaking, it is imperative that pregnant women avoid alcohol.  

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