Mark the Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 21: Students from that university have conducted a survey to find out the most effective study habit. A. organized B. delayed C. encouraged D. proposed Question 22: Some operations may have to be halted unless more blood donors come forward to help. A. offer B. claim C. attempt D. refuse Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 23: Bill is talking to his colleague. Bill: “_________, Jack?” – Jack: “Fine! I have just got a promotion.” A. What happened B. What are you doing C. How are you doing D. How come Question 24: Two students are talking in a new class. Student 1: “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” – Student 2: “____________” A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I am so glad. C. Sorry, the seat is taken. D. Yes, yes. You can sit here. 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. Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) _______ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) _______ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) _______ between Chinese women and their Chinese–American daughters, and became the longest–running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) _______ Tan co–wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ______ into several different forms of media. Question 25: A. however B. moreover C. so D. but Question 26: A. preparation B. base C. source D. foundation Question 27: A. relate B. relative C. relationship D. relatively Question 28: A. whom B. that C. what D. which Question 29: A. adjoined B. adapted C. adjusted D. adopted