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 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
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Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: Floods cause of billions of  dollars’  worth  of  property damage annually.

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I haven’t seen either James or his sister for a very long time now.

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: 

A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.

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: 

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D  without changing the meaning

I could not get the job because I did not speak English well

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: As time went by, the poor girl grew more and more beautifully.

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 question:

I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour.

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:

Tomorrow you don’t go to school. I will inform your parents about that.

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 question:

"No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.

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 proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.

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“That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.

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I can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way.

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: 

You can enrich your knowledge by listening to the radio

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Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the 19th century, its price was astronomical.

Make the best choice

 These new machines have put an end to queuing

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:

As long as you stay calm, you have nothing to fear from the talk show.

Rewrite: 

He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: Don’t believe in him.

Make the best choice

“I didn't break the window,” John said.

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He is an authority on primitive religion.