Circle the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

When we were children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.

A. became less hospitable

B. became less generous

C. became less friendly

D. became less serious

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

Slightly over half of the population of El Paso, Texas, says both English and Spanish.

A. Slightly

B. half

C. population

D. says