If Michael _____ with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concert standard.

A. perseveres       

B. maintains          

C. survives 

D. sustains

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.

In the early twenty (A) century, there was considerable (B) interest among sociologists in the fact that (C) in the United States, the family was losing its traditional (D) role.

A. twenty

B. considerable

C. that

D. traditional