An interest in the plans for the economic development of the region should be displayed by young people.
A. Plans for regional economic development should be displayed among young people.
B. Young people should show an interest in the plans for the region’s economic development.
C. Young people’s development should not be dependent on plans for economic development.
D. Young people should be responsible for planning the economic development of the region.
.Money spent on construction of new schools is an investment which will benefit the entire country.
A. The country as a whole ought to benefit from the building of new schools.
B. New schools mean more education which eventually means more human and financial resources for the country.
C. Whenever schools are built, government has to ensure that the investment is secure.
D. When schools are built throughout the country more jobs are created and so the whole country gains.
. When you travel to other parts of the world, you must show respect for the cultures you encounter.
A. Travelers should be respectful when they go to other parts of the world.
B. Be respectful of other cultures when you travel to other parts of the world.
C. Travelling to other parts of the world teaches one to appreciate other cultures.
D. Some travelers show disrespect for the cultures they encounter on their travels.
. Humans demonstrate enormous skill in adapting to their circumstances.
A. People should show greater resourcefulness in dealing with their circumstances.
B. Humans are often tested by the circumstances in which they find themselves.
C. Man’s ability to adjust to his situation shows great resourcefulness.
D. Humans are inflexible and have great difficulty in adapting to their circumstances.
. No matter how strongly people feel about a matter, they should never resort to violence.
A. There are many people who behave violently when they have strong feelings.
B. Violent behaviour cannot be justified, even if you have strong feelings about something.
C. Even if people feel very strongly about something, they should not behave violently.
D. Resorting to violence is unacceptable even if you feel strongly about something.
. The scheduled meeting had to be postponed as many members of staff were absent.
A. The absence of many members made the governor decide to postpone the meeting.
B. As several staff members were not present, the planned meeting was postponed.
C. The meeting did not take place as several staff members were not present.
D. The meeting took place later than planned to suit staff members who were unable to attend.
He told me that his chance for admission to university did not appear to be bright.
A. He said that entry to university did not appear to be bright.
B. He said that if he could not be admitted to university he would not have a bright future.
C. He said that it did not appear that his chance for admission to university was favorable.
D. Opportunities for entry to university, according to him, are very limited and that would affect his chance.
Dr. Clarke was welcomed by her parents, having returned early and unexpectedly from her trip to New York.
A. After her trip to New York, Dr. Clarke was greeted by her happy parents.
B. After the unexpected arrival of Dr. Clarke in New York, she was welcomed by her parents.
C. Having unexpectedly had the opportunity to visit New York, Dr. Clarke returned early to her surprised parents
D. Having returned from New York in advance of schedule, Dr. Clarke was welcomed by her parents.
With the growing popularity of other sports such as soccer and basketball, cricket continues to play perhaps the most dominant role as a sport in our society.
A. Cricket surpasses all other sports in the region because of its popularity in the society as a whole.
B. Soccer and basketball have become more popular sports than cricket in our country.
C. While soccer and basketball are becoming more and more popular in the region, cricket still has the position of the premier sport in the society.
D. Soccer and basketball are equally popular in the society but cricket is still the most important sport.
Many governments are ill-equipped to deal with a rapid population expansion.
A. In many countries, governments would find it hard to cope if the population grew rapidly.
B. Rapid population growth would make many countries ungovernable.
C. Many countries are not sufficiently prepared to deal with rapid population growth.
D. Rapid population growth should be avoided as many countries are unable to cope with it.

Determine whether the following sentence is parallel or not not parallel. Select the option of your answer.
He throws garbage, he grabs wallets, and he runs away.
o not Parallel
o Parallel
The principal is excited about both the swim team earning national honors, and that the debate team won its first tournament.
o Parallel
o not Parallel
Craig not only runs five miles every day, but he also consumes eight thousand calories.
o parallel
o not parallel
Malik likes to listen to rap music and read love stories.
o Not Parallel
o Parallel

Read the following sentences and determine which option best completes the sentence. Parallelism must be evident.
When Samantha realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she ______, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table.
o clutched her stomach
o did clutch her stomach
o was clutching her stomach
Not only did Joseph despise the way Carla chewed with her mouth open,_______ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor
o but also disliking
o but disliked
o but also disliked
Phil was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and ___ .
o a game of cards.
o to play cards.
o playing a game of cards.
Gene not only missed his one-year anniversary with Louisa _______.
o but also forgot his mother’s birthday.
o but also forgetting his mother’s birthday.
o but he forgot his mother’s birthday.
When Susannah takes her beagle for a walk, Bailey enjoys sniffing for edible garbage,_______, and lunging at squirrels.
o howling at bicyclists
o howls at bicyclists
o she howls at bicyclists
Dashpert, our ninety-pound golden retriever, chews on furniture,_____, and snots up the car windows—inconveniences we didn’t anticipate when we adopted him.
o drags us around the neighbourhood during walks
o he drags us around the neighbourhood during walks
o would drag us around the neighbourhood during walks
We searched the car trunk,_______, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the bag of cereal that we remember buying.
o on the pantry shelves
o looked on the pantry shelves
o the pantry shelves