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.

     Jeans are very popular with (23)_________ people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (24)_________ almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (25)_________ “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (26)_________ with gold miners, fanners and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27)_________ in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

Jeans are very popular with (23)_________ people all over the world.

Your father doesn’t work in that bank, _________ he?    

The interviewer asked me why I _________ learning English.  

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.

She wishes her parents come here tomorrow.

“Must I finish my homework now?”

      “_________”

His doctor advised him to stop to smoke.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The graduation is sad, because the time we studied together has come to an end.

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.

“Alice in the Wonderland” was written for children. It appeals to many adult readers.

The word “it” in the passage refers to _________.

Think it through very carefully. Or else, you will not come up with the right answer.

Under the major’s able leadership, the soldiers found safety.

Copper comes from seven types of ores that also containthe other materials.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.

 “Do you know Long’s address?” he asked me.

They are living in a house that _________ in 1930.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

If you follow these simple rules, not only will you save money, but also the environment will be cleaner.