Read the followingpassage 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.

Louisa May Alcott was a famous writer who was born in Philadelphia, United States in 1832. Her father was an honest and kind man though he was not very (21)______ at making money. As a result, the Alcotts were often very poor. Louisa's father taught Louisa and her three sisters to read and write. When Louisa was young, she (22)______ plays and stories for her sisters to act out.

Although Louisa's first story was published when she was sixteen, she did not get much money out of writing until her book, 'Hospital Sketches', became successful. Her most famous book, (24) ______, is 'Little Women'. (24)______ most people do not know is, that the four girls portrayed in the story; Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are actually the four Alcott sisters. Several of her (25)______ were actually based on her own family life and experiences.

he was not very (21)______ at making money.

My father asked us __________ too much time playing computer games.

His hobby is collecting stamps.

________I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

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.

Fido ran down the road because he ______ .

An English – speaking contest ______ at my school next week.

Timmy followed Fido because he wanted to ________.

Tom ______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

Remember to turn ___________ all the lights before leaving the office.

I don’t know anything about plumbing. I can’t fix the leak in the sink myself.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence 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.

I could easy convince him not to become too excited with all the media attention.

Working in a coal mine is a hard job. It can be dangerous.