Language is used in different ways; formally, in business and in academic work and informally, among family members and friends. People who speak and write a language arrive at acceptable ways of using
  words and combining them within sentences. They develop a standard usage in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and meaning. Nonstandard usage confuses people. Therefore, good writing is, first of all
  correct writing; it follows standard usage in grammar. Grammar is the study of words and the way they are combined in sentences. Musicians work with notes, painters with colors, and writers with words.
  Words are the substance of composition, the arrangement of which makes the form of composition.
  1. Standard usage refers to _____ .
  A) correct ways of using formal languages
  B) rules of language accepted by those who use it
  C) the kind of usage which is nonstandard
  D) the use of language which is not confusing
  2. We can understand from the passage that _____ .
  A) formal and informal languages may be the same
  B) language is used at different levels
  C) nonstandard usage is not correct
  D) words are more important in writing than in speaking
  3. The arrangement of words in composition makes _____
  A) careful writing possible
  B) the form of writing
  C) the grammar of language
  D) standard usage necessary
  4. The best title for this passage would be:
  A) "Formal and Informal Writing"
  B) "Good writing is Correct Writing"
  C) "Grammar Rules and Writing"
  D) "Standard and Nonstandard Writing"

  Bozo was an elephant who worked in a circus.He would dance and play dead. At the end of the show he would lead the procession with a flag. The children laughed to see such a big elephant dance and play dead. But one day Bozo suddenly changed. He trumpeted angrily at the boys and girls who wanted to give him something to eat. It seemed as though he wanted to kill them, too. The city officer told the owner that Bozo must be put to death because he was seriously ill.
  
  1. At the end of the show Bozo would carry a _____
  A) boy
  B) flag
  C) girl
  D) child
  2. The children laughed when Bozo _____
  A) changed suddenly
  B) trumpeted angrily
  C) danced and played
  D) was put to death
  3. The circus owner was told to _____
  A) give Bozo something to eat
  B) lead the procession with a flag
  C) see the city officer
  D) put Bozo to death

  Higher Education is a period of advanced study following the completion of
  secondary education. The duration of the study may be from four to seven years or more,
  depending upon the nature and complexity of the programs pursued. The institution
  providing higher education may be either a college or university or a type of professional
  school. A junior or community college, such as those maintained by some state systems,
  offers a 2-year program of general education and/or technical training that serves either
  as terminal schooling or as preparation for more specialized study in a 4-year college or
  university. When the basic course of study is successfully completed, usually at the end
  of four years, the graduate receives a bachelor's degree. He or she may continue for a master's degree,
  generally requiring an additional year or two, and then for a doctorate, which normally requires the candidate
  to submit a dissertation and to complete a minimum of two or three years of further studies. Higher
  education, which usually includes some general education, is a time for specialized study to quali1j the
  individual for professional activity or for employment in higher positions in business, industry, and
  government.
  
  1. The paragraph namely discusses _____ .
   A) professional school
   B) secondary education
   C) higher education
   D) junior or community college
  2. Higher education takes almost _____ years.
   A) four to seven
   B) six
   C) four
   D) four to six
  3. Which of the following statements is not true?
   A) The institution providing higher education may be either a college or university or a type of
  professional school.
   B) The duration of the study depends upon people's nature and complexity.
   C) A junior or community college offers a 2-year program of general education.
   D) A junior or community college may also offer technical training that serves as preparation for more study
  4. After completing a 4-year basic course of study at the university, a graduate _____ .
   A) receives a master's degree.
   B) may continue for a master's degree.
   C) requires to submit a dissertation to receive a doctorate.
   D) receives a doctorate.
  5. The word "which" refers to:
   A) a master's degree
   B) an additional year or two
   C) the candidate
   D) a doctorate