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

You keep on talking in the classroom. You don’t catch the teacher’s instructions.

Many workers ________ by my boss last year.

The child took the _________ that was recommended by Dr. Phillips to relieve the pain in his lower back.

Out of the five marine regions of Earth, _________ Pacific Ocean is both biggest and longest.

John _________ the accident when he was catching a bus.

The truth is that most smokers are aware of how dangerous smoking is; they just can’t seem _________.

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

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

Tony finally put in a determined attempt to obtain a scholarship in order to have the opportunity to study abroad.

The word “accelerating” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

Mental health professionals generally warn against letting little children watch videos _________ sensitive topics.

If half of the population is _________ from reaching their full potential, then countries cannot progress.