1. How long does it take you to complete your homework? A. How long does it spend to complete your homework? B. How long does it spend completing your homework? C. How long do you spend to complete your homework? D. How long do you spend completing your homework? 2. The novel was so thick that I couldn’t finish it in a day. A. The novel was such thick enough for me to finish it in a day. B. It was such thick novel that I couldn’t finish it in a day. C. The novel wasn’t thick enough for me to finish it in a day. D. It was such a thick novel that I couldn’t finish it in a day. 3. If we don’t protect wildlife now, there will be nothing left for future generations. A. If we don’t protect wildlife now, there will be something left for future generations. B. Unless we don’t protect wildlife now, there will be something left for future generations. C. Unless we protect wildlife now, there will be nothing left for future generations. D. If we protect wildlife now, there will be nothing left for future generations. 4. No one in our club plays the piano as beautifully as my niece. A. My niece is the worse piano player in our club. B. My niece plays the piano more beautifully that no one in our club. C. My niece plays the piano the most beautifully in our club. D. My niece plays the piano as beautifully as other people in our club. 5. They asked me a lot of questions. I couldn’t answer most of them. A. They asked me a lot of questions, most of which I couldn’t answer. B. They asked me a lot of questions most of that I couldn’t answer. C. They asked me a lot of questions, I couldn’t answer most of which. D. They asked me a lot of questions which I couldn’t answer most of them. Read the following passage and choose the item that best answers each of the questions about it It seems more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children younger than five years old. The most popular way to teach these young children another language is called immersion. Some experts say immersion programs are the most effective way for young children to learn a language. But there is a problem. Only seven of the fifty states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old. American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The federal government has increased support for foreign language study in its education law called No Child Left Behind. At the college level, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages. The group recently announced its findings for the period from nineteen-ninety-eight until two-thousand-two. The number of students who studied foreign languages in American colleges and universities increased by seventeen percent. The association says about nine percent of college students in the United State study foreign languages. That is the highest level since 1972. 1. According to the passage, _____. A. children younger than 5 years old should be taught a new language B. immersion programs are the most effective way for young children to learn a language C. nine percent of pupils in the United States study foreign languages D. in the period from 1998 until 2002, the number of students who studied foreign languages in American increased 2. The phrase “more and more” means A. all of B. a lot of C. more than ever D. being increasing in number all the time 3. “The group” refers to A. students B. foreign languages C. the Modern Language Association D. the federal government 4. Which of the following could be the reason why American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school? A. Only 7 of the 50 states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of 6 and 12. B. Because of the cost of educational programs. C. They don’t agree with the experts who say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. D. They believe that students should learn foreign languages at the age of 13. 5. Which of the following is true? A. At the college level, most students in America study foreign languages. B. About 9% college students in America study foreign languages. C. At the college level, seventeen percent of American students study foreign languages. D. Over a half of the American states require schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of 6 and 12.