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 28 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 37

In most of the earliest books for children, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the Caldecott "toy books" which first (28)............ in 1878, they were almost (29)............ important as the lines of text,  and occupied far more space in the book. One can almost read the story from the dramatic action in the pictures. (30)............ then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States and around the world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often a single person is responsible (31)............ both writing and illustrating the book. One of (32)............, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, (33)............ real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever. Seuss's playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and (34)............ characters. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (35)............ the first book in Random House's best-selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several (36)............ authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written (37)............ very simple language.

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.

Every (A) student (B) in my class (C) are good (D) at English.

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.

Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

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The boy (A) which was given first prize (B) in the contest (C) was very (D) happy.

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The strange disease..................to have originated in Africa.

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I think it’s (A) importance for us (B) to find solutions (C) to (D) our problem.

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Our hotel, ............ is converted 17th  century manor house, is very comfortable

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He ....................for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.

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.......... at by everyone, he was disappointed.

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The people who............ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents.

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People (A) consider (B) it rude (C) to point (D) about anyone.

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She is (A) attending a (B) three-day conference (C) on AIDS education, (D) doesn’t she?

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:

She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.

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“Do you like your new job?” –Yes, but my employer insisted that I ............ on time.

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If I had enough money, I .................... a good dictionary.

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At this time next week, all of the students....................for their examinations.