Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29 

TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION

     Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the upper classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (25) __________ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do. It was not until the late 18thcentury, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islander decorating their bodies with tattoos that attitude began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing (26) _________ in popularity. A survey by the French army in 1881 showed that among the 387 men (27) __________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 (28) __________ 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 (29) __________the pain.

As a(n) _______ girl, she found it difficult to socialize with other students in the class.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

You should go ______ the report before you submit it to the director of the company.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

In a formal interview, it is essential that the interviewee _______ good eye contact with the interviewers.

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. 

 Mary: “I will never go mountaineering again.” 

                     – Linda: “Me ______.”

If my feet ______ so big, I wouldn’t have a problem of buying shoes.

Many people think that the advantages of living in a city ______ the disadvantages.

If this animal had escaped from its cage, it could ______ have killed or maimed several people.

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

I hope you won’t take _____ if I say that your project needs more improvement to be accepted.

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

A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League College.

Mary: “Thanks a lot for your help.” 

                     – John: “______.”