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.

Dick is thanking Michelle for giving him the gift on his birthday.

Dick: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to me!”

Michelle: “___________”

The man standing next to our father is a persuasive speaker with a natural

talent___________leadership.

(37) ___________ 

During rush hours, the traffic is usually___________and cars are closing up behind each other.

The customs officers stopped the suspected man and ordered him to show___________.

It can be inferred from the passage that___________ .

Every day, Peters mother drives him to school. However, today, he ___________to school by his father.

Recycling and disposal of wastes require sizable expenditure, in such situations, industries preferred to export their wastes to other countries. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

Alice Thornton’s autobiography provides a fascinate account of family life in seventeenth- century England. (underlined part that needs correction)

According to the passage, what benefit comes from having built-in spoilers?

Last week, an earthquake which___________6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California.

Ben: “___________.”

Jane: “Never mind.”

The word “impairment” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to___________.

The word “stipulates” in bold in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to___________. 

(35) ___________ 

Albert Einstein is lauded as one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

The phrase “finches and sparrows” refers to___________. 

The author did not intend anybody___________his paintings until they were finished.

People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.

(36) ___________ 

The first time I met my friend’s parents, I was walking on eggshells because I knew their political views were very different from mine.