The sales clerk was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.

My two children were full of beans today, looking forward to their trip.

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 following questions.

          Women often complain that the men in their lives are not romantic enough. But men sometimes have trouble expressing their feelings, often resorting to cheesy Hallmark cards or pricey bejeweled baubles to do the job for them. But there is a far better way to be romantic and it doesn’t involve spending a fortune or even opening your mouth.

          In the days before courting consisted of hanging our and getting drinks, courting was a formal and dignified endeavor. Symbols were used to express feelings and thoughts deemed too special for mere words. During the Victorian Era, a whole romantic language developed around the giving and receiving of flowers. Everything from the type and size of the flower to the way it was held or presented conveyed layers of meaning and communicated a gentleman’s feelings and intentions. Each bouquet contained a secret message for a lady to eagerly interpret and endlessly dissect.

          These days giving flowers has become a somewhat ho-hum cliché. Resurrecting this Victorian tradition will infuse the gesture with new life and romance and bring back some of the subtly, mystery, and fun of courtship. Your lady will swoon that you put far more thought into your selection of flowers than grabbing a bouquet out of the case at Wal-Mart. You’ll come off as a real gentleman and a hopeless romantic. It can become an amazing tradition you’ll both enjoy. Seriously, women eat this stuff up.

          Of course, even women nowadays have forgotten the meanings of flowers. So by your lady a flower dictionary. And keep a copy for yourself (it’s important that you both use the same reference, as the meanings were never set in stone and can sometimes vary from book to book). Then, each time you present her with a bouquet, she can search the volume to find what secret messages you have embedded in the flowers.

(Source: www.artofmanliness.com)

Which of the following does NOT express a secret message for the female receiver during the Victorian Era?

What does the word “her” in the last paragraph refer to?

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.

The delivery of gas cylinders will be allowed only if it is contained in an appropriate device.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Tom: “Who’s going to win the contest?” – Jerry: “____________.”

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.

Many people think that Steve stole the money.

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 15 to 19.

          Each family forms its own set of values and decides what is most important to them. Discipline also varies among families. Families have different ways of dealing with different issues. In some families, one or both parents make all the decisions with no (15) ____________ from the children, while other families may encourage input from all family members before decisions are made. Perhaps you know of a family (16) ____________ there is equal decision making among family members.

          There is no one family style for everyone. A family’s style develops based on each family’s individual situation and the values they care about. (17) ____________, your family may be laid-back, while another family is very active and hurried. Many different ways of living together can work. What makes a family strong is not just (18) ____________ of people in it, whether its members are related, or their pace of life; people caring for one another and sharing their lives is what really matters.

          Many families also share faiths such as religious activities with one another. As a Scout, part of your duty is to do your best to make your family strong and help your family thrive. By doing this, you are helping to lay the (19) ____________ for a stronger community and society.

Perhaps you know of a family (16) ____________ there is equal decision making among family members.

What makes a family strong is not just (18) ____________ of people in it, whether its members are related, or their pace of life; people caring for one another and sharing their lives is what really matters.

By doing this, you are helping to lay the (19) ____________ for a stronger community and society.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

According to the passage, early colonial cities were established along the Atlantic coastline of North America due to ____________

According to the passage, all of the following aspects of the plantation system influenced the growth of southern cities EXCEPT the ____________.

The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ____________.

Which of the following did the Atlantic coastline cities prepare for shipment to Europe during colonial times?

It can be inferred from the passage that, in comparison with northern, cities, most southern cities were ____________.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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.

Let’s begin our discussion now, ____________?

The more you practice speaking in public, ____________.

He ____________ a terrible accident while he ____________ along Ben Luc Bridge.

____________ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.

Mary will have finished all her work ____________

____________ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.

The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t credible at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.

On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch.

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.