Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

Tattooing is an old art. Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were (33) ____________as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was banned in Europe by the early Christians, (34) thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not (35) ____________ the late 18th century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing gained(36)____________popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men questioned there were 1,333 designs.

Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people thing that getting one is silly because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (37) ____________about catching a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the process of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is worth the pain.

(33) ___________

The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ____________ 

Bill seems unhappy about his job because he doesn’t get____________ his boss.

After____________goodbye to her friends, she got onto the bus.

All of the following are true about Mantle EXCEPT____________ .

The boy lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers. The doctors are operating on him.

It____________that neither the passengers nor the driver was injured in the crash

It’s high time we____________these mice.

The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were____________of teachers.

The receptionist said I must fill in that form before I attended the interview. (underlined part that needs correction)

Some____________animals become tame if they get used to people.

Put all the toys away____________someone slips and falls on them.

After the robbery of the bank, the police____________of the robbers and arrested

the whole band.

Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation. 

Laura practiced playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her

performance

Professor Smith explained the lecture slowly____________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42

Mary and her son are in the kitchen.

- Mary: “Watch out or you’ll hurt yourself!”

- Son: “____________”

(34) ___________

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.