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.

She didn't take her father's advice. That's why she is bored with her work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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.

I was in the hospital for a week after I contracted malaria, but now I'm back home, and I'm on the _____.

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 from 26 to 30.

      Ever since humans (26) _____ the Earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in (27) _____ motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. (28) _____ of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot.

      Body language (29) _____ ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while sharking the head indicates a negative reaction. Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille, signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. (30) _____ verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their _____ on food.