40. A. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. protect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. target

39. A. tried　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. failed

38. A. forgot　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. remembered　　　　 　　　　 C. enjoyed　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. recognized

37. A. stood out　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. stood up　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. stood aside　　　　　 　　　　 D. stood against

36. The hospital　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. The school　　　　　　 　　　　 C. The garden　　　　　 　　　　 D. The farm

35. I don’t suppose Sabrina will volunteer, _______?

　　　　 A. do I 　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. don’t I 　　　　　　　　　 C. will she　　　　 　　　　 D. won’t she

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she forced her way through the crowd of boys on the playground.

36was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break time. There are so many children, and yet to me, she 37 from them all.

I 38　 the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She 39 　to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to 40 her but no one could.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would 41 moving basketball and shooting it over and over again, sometimes 42 dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked me in the eye and without a moment of 43 she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I like 44 . I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be 45 . My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine I had seen over and over again.

Well, I had to give it to her-she was 46 .I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to victory.

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA women’s basketball team. It’s 　47　 : If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.

34. Jerry was very excited to see the playground ________ she used to play football ________ with lots of snow.

　　　　 A. where; covered　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which; covered

　　　　 C. /; covering 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where; covering

33. We have been left no_______ choices except to go ahead to face them.

　　　　 A. others 　　　　　　　　　 B. another　　　　 　　　　 C. the other　　 　　　　 D. other

32. The battle was over without a shot _______.

A. having fired B. firing　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. fire　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. being fired　

31. It is his clothes, hairstyle and the way _____ he walks _____ make people laugh.

　　　　 A. that; which 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. /; that　

C. / ; which　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in which; what