Dear Dr. Tracy, I’ve got a real tough decision to make. I have a friend named Brenda, who moved away about two years ago. She was just an “activity partner.” We enjoyed each other’s company doing outdoor activities together. We had a great friendship but ________. , A. it wasn’t relations, B. there was no relationship, C. no relationship there was, D. we were not in relationship, E. we were not related to each other, About six months ago, she invited me to go to an island with her to go scuba diving, parasailing, hiking, and mountain biking for a week. ______ so I got tickets in advance. , A. Really excited to go, B. I, really excited to go, C. I’m really exciting to go, D. Really exciting about going, E. I was really excited about going, Since then … totally ________ my surprise, I met this wonderful girl-Jennifer. She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. , A. at, B. in, C. upon, D. with, E. to, _________ her for three weeks. I really need some advice. I don’t know if I should cancel this trip with Brenda or if I should still go. , A. I only know, B. I’ll only know, C. I’ve only known, D. I’m only knowing, E. I had only known, I just don’t want Jennifer to think that I’m interested in some other girl. I would cancel this whole trip for Jennifer because she ________ a lot to me. Please help! Just a friend, A. means, B. favors, C. deserves, D. lends, E. donates, Dear Just a Friend, Even if the woman is just a friend, you should still keep your commitment you made to her. Friends are often more important than lovers, ______ if you’ve just met the new woman. , A. regularly, B. especially, C. essentially, D. luckily, E. incidentally, After all, the relationship with Jennifer could be over in a month and _______ for a long time. , A. you are Brenda’s friend, B. with Brenda as a friend, C. you with Brenda are friends, D. having been friends with Brenda, E. you’ve been friends with Brenda, _______, it just isn’t right to break a date with someone because someone you like better comes along. , A. Otherwise, B. Nevertheless, C. Besides, D. Conversely, E. On the contrary, Living with _______ means keeping your commitments even if you get a better offer. Explain to Jennifer exactly what you’re doing. , A. luxury, B. profit, C. security, D. integrity, E. viewpoint, Tell her Brenda is a friend, not a lover, and that you are ______ because you agreed to go and already have the tickets. If Jennifer has any sense, she’ll appreciate that you are a man of principle., A. obligated, B. enlightened, C. encouraged, D. pressed, E. interrupted, Problems that teenagers are faced with today are multifarious but interrelated in many cases. One problem invites _______, then leads to more problems. , A. another, B. other, C. the other, D. others, E. the others, Parents, teachers and other guardians should be well aware of the problems that today’s teenagers are facing and _______ the problems to their best abilities. , A. will prepare to eliminate, B. to prepare to eliminate, C. be prepared to eliminate, D. have prepared for eliminating, E. be preparing for the elimination of, The sad fact is, even in solid and _______ family units, teenagers may face uncertainty, confusion and wrong directions involving their lives., A. influential, B. stable, C. aggressive, D. vulnerable, E. miserable, Those who have witnessed and experienced broken homes, alcohol, drug abuse, and bullying issues, ______ themselves differently in the community they live in. , A. to show, B. showing, C. show, D. showed, E. are shown, Proper parenting is vital, especially in the very formative years of the children _______ they can grow up with the manners and teachings taught by their parents., A. when, B. although, C. until, D. in case, E. so that, Letter 1 Dear Ann, I met this girl about a year and a half ago. Initially I wasn’t attracted to her, but about 8-9 months ago we started _____ together. , A. making off, B. holding on, C. hanging out, D. coming around, E. looking ahead, We went to movies, rollerblading, biking, etc. As I got to know her better, I became more attracted to her and decided to ask her to be my girlfriend. Her response was that she didn’t want a _____ and just wanted to remain friends. , A. competition, B. consolation, C. consequence, D. complement, E. commitment, We still see each other at least 5 times a week and are really friendly with each other. Despite what she told me before, _____ I get the feeling that she would like more out of the relationship, but she is also very conservative., A. all-in-one, B. down and out, C. now or never, D. once in a while, E. sooner or later, I find this relationship ______ I still would like to be more than friends, but am not sure how find out if she would want that now. , A. frustrated, B. frustrating, C. to frustrate, D. being frustrated, E. to be frustrating, ______ I don’t want to wait forever…, A. Give me a chance., B. Forget it., C. What should I do?, D. How embarrassing!, E. Do you know what I want?, Dear Frustrated Friend, Normally, when a woman says she “just wants to be friends,” it’s a polite way of edging out of a relationship she’s decided not to _______., A. pursue, B. permit, C. predict, D. pretend, E. postpone, In this case, though, _____ five nights a week, so she doesn’t want to get away from you. In fact, you already have more than just a casual friendship. , A. she sees happily you, B. she saw you happily, C. she’s happily seeing you, D. she’s seen you happily, E. she and you are happily seen, As I’ve said before many times, the best way for you to awaken whatever potential romantic interest someone has for you ______ other people. So do that. Have fun and maybe a little romance with other girls, while remaining friends with the conservative rollerblader., A. to start to date, B. is to start dating, C. is started to date, D. are starting to date, E. starting to date, Let her see that ______ think of you romantically, give her occasional hints that you’d rather be dating her, and eventually you’ll know _______ you’ll always be “just friends” - or not., A. other girls, B. each girl, C. another girl, D. the other girl, E. either of girls, Let her see that ______ think of you romantically, give her occasional hints that you’d rather be dating her, and eventually you’ll know _______ you’ll always be “just friends” - or not., A. how, B. why, C. what, D. that, E. whether, What if you had one shot one opportunity - to seize everything you ever wanted in one grueling nine-hour exam? Would you capture it, or ______ and start crying?, A. blow your stack, B. get into a fight, C. take a break, D. act high and mighty, E. curl up into a tiny ball, That’s the situation millions of _____ face every June with the dreaded Gao Kao, a two-day test said to be the hardest in the world., A. senior Chinese high school, B. high school Chinese seniors, C. high school senior Chinese, D. Chinese high school seniors, E. Chinese senior high school, The comprehensive exam _____ everything the students have ever learned in order to match them to a college and chart the rest of their lives., A. evaluates, B. is evaluating, C. evaluated, D. is evaluated, E. will evaluate, It’s seen in Chinese society ______ an all-important step to attending a prestigious university and landing a high-paying job afterward. , A. for, B. like, C. as, D. in, E. at, In some cases, it can even be a stepping stone to ______ one’s social status., A. leading, B. elevating, C. descending, D. following, E. stagnating, My high school has this program for the “intelligent” students. Basically, they ______ the “average student from the’ smart ‘ones each year. , A. separate, B. separated, C. were separating, D. were separated, E. had separated, This year, I took a course in math for the higher level program, but I ended up _____ out into the’ average class. In my school, math is the thing that makes or breaks you. People saw that I dropped out of the higher level and I can always feel them laughing at me. , A. taking, B. breaking, C. knocking, D. traveling, E. transferring, I’ve had issues where I ______ and I run away from them at school. , A. have no one for me, B. am confident that they are all wrong, C. can no longer look people in the eyes, D. have to confirm about my real ability, E. cannot fight with other students, We’ve started picking out high school courses for next year, and my parent insist ______ math with the higher level. , A. to retake me, B. that I retake, C. for me retake, D. to my retaking, E. me retaking that, I somewhat want to, and I know I have the ability to do it now, but I’m scared that next year people will laugh at me and _____ me for coming back after I dropped out before. I’m scared of it all. Sincerely, Worried in high school, A. favor, B. cheer, C. ridicule, D. support, E. predict, ______ focusing on what other students may be thinking or saying about you, think about what is best for you and your future. , A. Instead of, B. In case of, C. In addition to, D. In spite of, E. With reference to, You seem to ______ with your parents that taking math at the higher level makes sense, and what’s holding you back is the thought that others will laugh at you. , A. check, B. argue, C. agree, D. compete, E. connect, I can understand why you’re nervous about the reaction of classmates, ______ that shouldn’t determine your course of action., A. and, B. but, C. or, D. so, E. as, If you decide to go with the higher level math, figure out ahead of time how you will _______ teasing from your peers. , A. enjoy, B. stir, C. consider, D. handle, E. prefer, ________ or come back with a quick retort will be helpful. Good luck,, A. They are prepared to ignore, B. To ignore them is prepared, C. Preparing to be ignored of them, D. To prepare them to ignore, E. Being prepared to ignore them, In the ideal 21st century classroom, kids are actually excited about going to school, and there are little to no discipline problems _____ everyone is eager to learn. , A. unless, B. because, C. although, D. in case, E. so that, In this type of classroom, activities and lessons _____ to the community, whether local or global. , A. relate, B. related, C. are relatively, D. are with relations, E. had relationship, Students collaborate with people from different schools and different countries ______ as well as how we can solve them today and in the future. , A. learning that issues affecting all of us, B. learned what issues affect all of us, C. about to learn affected issues to us all, D. to learn about issues that affect us all, E. for learning about affecting issues to all of us, The curriculum in the classroom is designed to incorporate many skills and intelligence levels, and ____ technology and multimedia. , A. makes use of, B. puts up with, C. takes care of, D. breaks in on, E. pays attention to, The lessons are not based on textbooks, instead they are project based. Skills and content are learned through their research and projects, and textbooks are provided as one of many _____, A. assets, B. answers, C. resources, D. techniques, E. experiments.

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