Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Many young people nowadays are prepared to___________getting married to pursue their professional careers.

A. satisfy

B. sacrifice

C. prefer

D. confide

VI. 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 questions. (1 pt)

In the USA, there are two days for children to express their love and gratitude to their parents: Mother day and Father's Day. Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this day, mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from their husbands and children The best gift of all American moms is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. Flowers are an important part of the day. Mothers are often given a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly. Father's Day is celebrated throughout the USA on the third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother's Day. Dad also receives the same gifts as what moms get on their day.

1. This passage is mainly about

A. celebrations for teachers                     B. festivals in the USA

C. celebrations for parents in the USA    D. festivals for parents in the world.

2. According to the passage, Mother’s Day is celebrated

A. on the third Sunday in May         B. on the second Sunday in May

C. on the last weekend in may        D. on the first weekend

3. According to the passage, which can mother NOT receive on Mother's Day?

A. greeting cards    B. a day of leisure         

C. flowers               D. a wedding dress

4. Father's Day is held

A. in the west of the USA            B. outside the USA

C. throughout the USA                D. in the east of the USA

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

___________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

A. Despite

B. In spite

C. Despite of

D. Although

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Most people believe that school days are the _____ days of their life.

A. better      

B. best         

C. more best          

D. good

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Most people believe that school days are the _______ days of their life.

A. better

B. best 

C. more best

D. good

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 questions from 35 to 42.

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.

The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.

In the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent _____.

A. 1/3 percent of households

B. 20 percent of households

C. 7 percent of households 

D. 3 percent of households