We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.  

The guest on our show who has won the Opera. He is the youngest professional golfer that has won this award so far.

People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.

Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.  

Mr. Brown said to me “Make good use of your time. You won't get such an opportunity again."

Who would most enjoy the passage?

All of the following are true about microloans EXCEPT that ____________

What advantages do small companies have over larger corporations?

The type of businesses which is most interested in microloans may be ___________

The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ____________

We can infer from paragraph 2 that thanks to microloans from the Grameen Bank, poor local people can ____________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42  

MICROTRENDS: IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL

     In today's world, it seems like everyone is focused on the big picture”. However, coming up with large scale solutions is not always what is needed. Sometimes it pays to think small - and that is exactly what many people are doing these days. By thinking small, lots of big minds have created some pretty amazing things.  

     One example of this is microloans. Microloans are tiny loans, in some cases just a few dollars, which are available to people in developing countries. Although this may not seem like a lot of money, microloans can help workers to escape poverty and start their own businesses. The person behind the modern microloan movement is a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus. He started the project in the 1970s by offering villagers low interest loans using his own money. Yunus wanted to offer poor people access to small loans so they wouldn't be forced to turn to gangsters if they needed funds. In 1983, he founded the Grameen Bank and soon after, similar organizations started popping up around the globe. Although there are still some issues with microloans, at the very least they offer everyone the potential of becoming an entrepreneur.  

     For most of the 20th century, companies required large sums of money and plenty of manpower to compete at the highest levels. In the late 1990s, the Internet changed this and many microenterprises came about. Microenterprises are smaller companies that employ less than 10 people and only require small sums of money to start. Being small offers lots of flexibility to these companies as they can react more quickly than corporate giants when a business opportunity arises. Many technology companies that produce mobile apps and websites fall into this category. Keep in mind that having a small staff doesn't mean small profits, as microenterprises can earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year.  

     Thinking small can also lead to a tremendous improvement in quality. One example of this is microbreweries, which are smaller-sized breweries that produce far less beer than traditional breweries.  Since microbreweries don't have to target large markets and make millions of sales to stay open, they can monitor the brewing process carefully to make sure everything is perfect. In addition, microbreweries can experiment with unique flavors that many traditional brewers would shy away from. So, the next time you are asked to "think big", remember that good things may also come in small packages.  

According to the passage, who are microloans supposed to help?

It can be inferred from the passage that today's landscape architects praise Olmsted for his ____________ 

According to the passage, before Olmsted and Vaux began their work, the area now occupied by Central Park was ____________

It can be inferred that the rectangular parcel mentioned in the passage is ____________

In other words, people literally watched the broadcast at the same time each day, and they began (28) ____________ news as things happened. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.  

Mary: “____________” 

                     Jane: “All right, suit yourself."

The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip.

Little Deon: “This herb smells horrible, mommy!” 

     Mommy: “ ____________ , it will do you a power of good!”

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.

Grace Kelly was first famous as a Hollywood actress and then ____________ Prince Rainier of Monaco.

I'm going on business for a week, so I'll be leaving everything ___________

____________, the town does not get much of an ocean breeze.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.