1. Read the passage. Fill in the blanks with the pronouns from the box.

You may use

each pronoun more than once.

you your
Be sure to tell (1) ________ employer that (2) ________are a college student.
Sometimes (3) ________might need to leave work early to prepare for a class.
Sometimes
(4) ________might need to take time off to study for an exam. A good boss will
understand
(5) ________situation. Make a schedule of (6) ________classes, and give yourself
enough time to study. Plan (7) ________work hours carefully. (8)________classes are
most important right now. Too much work can make (9) ________very tired. It’s hard to
do classwork when (10) ________feel this way. Weekends are a good time to work.
(11)________will have more time to study and prepare for (12)________classes on
weekdays.
2. Read the passage. Then fill in the blanks with the prepositions from the box. You
may use each preposition more than once.

to for of from about

Of course, students who apply (1)_________ Goucher College can send a traditional
application and letters (2)_________recommendation (3)_________their teachers. A
letter (4)_________ recommendation gives some information (5)_________the student.
For example, a letter (6) _________recommendation may say that the student works
hard, or always comes (7)_________class. But President Bowen believes that a long
application
and recommendations do not always show a student’s abilities. “We want to make it
possible (8) _________more students to apply,” Bowen says. A video application can
also
be an advantage (9) ________ students who have low grades. Carrie Long is a freshman
at
Goucher College. She used a video to apply (10) _______the school.
3. Read the passage. Fill in the blanks with the pronouns from the box. You may use
each pronoun more than once.

them he his
they him their
Scientists understand how twins are born. Now, though, (1) ___________ are trying to
explain how being half of a biological pair influences (2) ___________. (3) ___________
want to know why many identical twins make similar choices even when (4)
___________
don’t live near each other. For example, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis are identical twins.
Jim Springer was separated from Jim Lewis when (5) ___________ were only four
months old.
Jim Springer did not meet (6) ___________ brother, Jim Lewis, for 39 years. When Jim
Springer finally met (7) ___________, (8) ___________ discovered some similarities
between (9) ___________. Both men were married twice. (10) ___________ first wives
were named Linda, and (11) ___________ second wives were both named Betty! Both
twins named (12) ___________ first sons James Allan, drove blue Chevrolets, and had
dogs named Toy. Are all these facts coincidences, or are (13) ___________ biological?
How can we explain (14) ___________?
4. Read the passage. Fill in each blank with one of the words or phrases from the
box. You may use them more than once. In addition, there may be more than
one correct answer.

a high rate of fewer more

a lot of large amounts of too much
a small amount of less very little
a very low rate of
As a result of years of research, we know that (1) _____________ animal fat is bad for
our health. For example, Americans eat (2) _____________ meat, and grains, fruit, and
(3) _____________ vegetables. Because of their diet, they have (4) _____________
cancer and heart disease.
In Japan, in contrast, people eat (5) _____________ grains and (6) _____________
meat. The Japanese also have (7) _____________ cancer and heart disease. In fact, the
Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Consequently, doctors everywhere
advise people to eat (8) _____________ grains, fruit, and vegetables, and to eat
(9) _____________ meat and (10) _____________ dairy products.
5. Read the passage. Fill in the blanks with the articles from the box.

a an the

Everyone enjoys taking (1) _________ vacation. (2)_________ vacation is fun and
relaxing. Some people like to go to (3) _________ beach and swim. Other people go to
the
mountains or visit another country. Many other people take volunteer vacations to help
other people. Volunteers are people who work but don’t receive any money for it. They
do this because they want to help other people. Many organizations give volunteers
(4)_________chance to help others.Habitat for Humanity is (5) _________ organization
of volunteers who build homes forpeople in need. (6) _________ most famous volunteer
is former U.S. President JimmyCarter, who won (7) _________ Nobel Prize for Peace.
Habitat for Humanity volunteersdon’t need any special skills. They just need to be in
good health.Volunteers build homes in (8) _________ United States, but they also
construct homesall over (9)_________ world, in places such as Honduras, Fiji, and
Ethiopia. Another
volunteer organization is called Earthwatch. Earthwatch volunteers may study
endangered
animals, such as koala bears in Australia. Thousands of people work as volunteers with
Earthwatch. (10)_________ volunteers range in age from 10 to 80 years old.