She just needs someone who can lend a(n) ______ ear to her once in a while.

Reading the passage about common ways to pay for higher education carefully and answer the given questions

After graduating from high school, many students go on to study at a college or university. Sometimes, it is not easy to decide what to study; however, for some, choosing a major can be a pleasure. Usually, the main difficulty is figuring out how to pay for college.

A common way to pay for school is through student loans. Students will have to provide evidence of how much money they earn, and in some cases, how much money their parents earn. A worker in the financial aid department of the college will then calculate the loan amount.

Not all students want to take out a student loan. Instead, they might do part-time jobs to earn extra money to pay for school. Students may also work on campus during the school year. The money earned from these part-time jobs can be very helpful for paying tuition and covering the expense of living that a student loan might not fully provide for.

An additional source of income for university students is scholarships. Students who earn higher grades are eligible to receive more scholarships. These scholarships are usually provided by governments and through donations from companies that want to assist students. A university's financial aid department can assist students looking for scholarships as well as loans.

What is the main difficulty for the students who choose to go on to college or university after graduating from high school?

Daniel started Italian classes six months ago.

It was six months ago _______________________________________ Italian classes.

Children ____________ break the rules, or quarrel with their parents.

As mentioned in the passage, what are the three ways to pay for school?

What will students have to do if they want to get student loans?

I was _______ to be a professional dancer, and practised for hours every day.

By whom are scholarships usually provided?

For each question, complete the new sentence so that it means the same as the given one(s) using NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS

When I heard that Jane had passed her exams I was really happy.

I was really happy ______________________________________ passed her exams.

Mason gets on well with other classmates.

Mason is on ____________________________________________ other classmates.

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

Many smaller companies simply cannot afford _________ health insurance for employees and remain in business.

Write 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.

When my boss was out sick, I took the _______ to complete the monthly program report and he was pleased with my work. (INITIATE)

It was at the age of 18 _____ she was admitted to a prestigious university in America.

What makes it possible for the speaker communicating this to the hearer?