Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 47.

PARENTS’ DREAMS

Parents often have dreams for their children’s future. They hope their children will have a better life than they had. They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do. Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here. They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives. They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities. They think their children will remain close to them because of this. Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents. However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans.

Parents often dream of             .

Peter: “What________ your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights.”

During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n)________ for the Presidency, the slaves on the far-off plantations, miles from any railroad or large city or daily newspaper, knew what the issues involved were.

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name.

When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were________.

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _____; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.

The elaborate bridal costumes of the coastal Indians are ____ from mother to daughter.

As the years passed, Joe’s memories of his terrible experience _____ away, and he began to lead a normal life again.

It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van - Cau Gie Expressway caused poor______ and slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.

I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to ________ Gertie, our lapdog.

You're 18! You ________ to be able to look after yourself by now.