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

The Third Gender of Southern Mexico

In the Istmo de Tehuantepec region in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca, there are three genders: female, male and muxes. This third classification has been acknowledged and celebrated (13)_______ pre-Hispanic times, and it's hard to imagine life without muxes here.

I was at Vela de Las Intrepidas, the annual celebration of muxes that takes (14)_______ each November in Juchitán de Zaragoza, a small town on the Istmo de Tehuantepec. Observing the different muxes, I couldn't see much (15)_______ common between their styles. There were muxes who wore the same richly embroidered outfits. Others seemed to prefer Western-style dresses or drag queen apparel. And there were some wearing men's clothes, showing their status with just simple makeup and nail polish. "It's hard to describe who a muxe is. Basically, we can say that a muxe is any person (16)_______ was born a man but doesn't act masculine," Avendaño said.

The concept of muxe seem to exist only here, on the Istmo de Tehuantepec, where they are an important part of the community. Muxes have also been involved in the struggle for LGBT rights. Amaranta Gómez Regalado, a muxe from Juchitán, was a local candidate in the elections for the Mexican Congress. (17)_______ she didn't get enough votes, she became famously known as the first transsexual candidate of Mexico. She's still involved in politics, especially in campaigns against homophobia and for HIV/AIDS prevention.

Overpopulation and negative effect of it ____ major concerns in cities all around the globe.

The word press in the passage most likely means _____.

One reason birds have been so successful is because of their able to escape from danger very quickly.

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 that follow.

Peter Marks: Press Officer

Peter Marks is the press officer for a top football club. If a television or newspaper journalist wants to know anything about the club, Peter gives them the information.

'At the age of 10 I wanted to play football for England! But I studied science at university, and then got a job on a daily newspaper, writing about business and sports.

I've worked for this club for eight years. When I started, only one other football club had a press officer - now almost every club has one.

The job has changed a lot. At the beginning I just gave information to a few local and national newspapers. Today my phone never stops ringing! Magazines, TV companies and radio station from all

over the world want interviews with our players and manager.

Often, journalists or photographers ask to meet a player here. That's why my office is next to the club changing room-it's easy for me to find players when they've finished practicing. Newspapers sometimes say things about football clubs that are wrong, so I teach all our players how to answer difficult questions. Then I am happy to let them speak to journalists without me.'

Peter used to be _____.

When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating and maintaining divisions across differences.

"Thanks a lot for fixing the computer for me!" - Harry: "______________"

He bought her flowers and a diamond ring. This action made her fall in love with him.

It is not fair to give such a challenging task to an inexperienced staff like her.

They report that some passengers suffered from minor injuries in the Vietjet flight incident last week.

As a result of the Women's Movement, women now holds positions that were once restricted to men.