Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

They are not allowed to use our personal information for their own purposes.

There are (44)________ people around the world who do not have enough water for their daily needs

This can increase the risk of (47)_______ diseases such as cholera and dysentery.

it is often taken for granted. (48)_______, with anticipated increase in global temperatures in years to come, we should all learn to be less wasteful.

How was Fort Jefferson most likely used in the latter half of the nineteenth century?

Exercising regularly is__________ than sitting for long periods of time in front of a screen.

Don't tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big mouth.

According to the passage, ragtime was__________.

The word "which" in paragraph 2 refers to______.

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

He doesn't have practical life skills. He can't solve most problems by himself.

Right after Emily finished saving all the documents, the computer crashed.

"How many books did you buy last weekend?" asked my mother.