（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） a) After waiting to see the doctor, b) the nurse called my name. I sat c) in the examining room until the d) doctor arrived. He asked me how e) I felt. I told him I felt good. f) He told me to stick out my tongue g) and say, "Ahhh!" So I did. Which line in the paragraph above contains a word that has been misused?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） a) After winter's short, bitter days, I, b) as Persephone, welcome the spring. In the c) garden, bulbs break through the cold earth d) and strain toward the warm sun e) like children reaching for their mother's arms. Which line in the above paragraph contains an error?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） In 1898, the University of Minnesota was looking for a way to increase the fans' excitement during the games, so they created a "pep" squad or team. The first squad was a group of male students who performed acrobatic moves, somersaulted, and used megaphones to project their voices to the crowd and build spectator enthusiasm. Thus cheerleading in America was born. For the next 50 years, the popularity of these squads spread and cheerleading became a familiar sight at many sporting events. Cheerleading evolved into an athletic activity that eventually attracted more girls than boys, and by the 1950s, most high school squads were all girls. Further growth in popularity brought new challenges. Helped along by R.J. Hurkimer, who founded the U.S. National Cheerleaders Association in 1948, cheerleaders began incorporating difficult jumps and more acrobatics and even built various designs of human pyramids. Since the 1950s, the number of high school cheerleaders alone has grown to more than 180,000 participants across the United States. There are local, state, and collegiate competitions from every age group and every town. Many colleges now offer scholarships to attract talented athletes for these competitions. In 1963, the National Football League provided the United States' first professional cheerleaders. Today there are professional cheerleaders for almost every professional sport, including American football, basketball, soccer, and ice hockey. Referring to the above, how many cheerleaders are there in the United States today?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The Jeffersons had a wonderful time on _________ holiday. Which one of the following words should be used in place of the blank space in the sentence above?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Over the past three decades, pizza has quickly become one of the most popular foods in the world. The four key factors that have led to the rise in popularity of this Italian speciality are the growth of franchising opportunities, the health food craze, the increase in dual income families, and the recession in the early 1990s. As a result of pizza becoming more widely accepted, there has been a dramatic increase in business opportunities available for pizza franchises, many of which specialise in the traditional Neapolitan pizza. Pizza also appeals to those who are concerned about maintaining their healthy ay of life. To meet their needs, many pizzerias now offer wholemeal crusts with assorted vegetable toppings. In many places, home pizza delivery has grown significantly, especially among busy people such as dual income families, who appreciate the convenience of home-delivered pizza. With both parents working, the time available to prepare meals has decreased, making pizza delivery a more favourable option for a hot family meal. The economic recession of the 1990s positively impacted the pizza market. Many restaurants were forced to re-evaluate their menus to include more variety at a lower cost since their customers were not eating out as often. This has provided a unique challenge for chefs to enhance their culinary abilities and to provide creative options for the pizza speciality. In addition, chefs are using this creativity to offer pizzas in restaurants that would never be found on home delivery menus. In the first paragraph of the passage above, to which one of the following does the word "craze" refer?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Mary likes to help her mother by cooking dinner ______cleaning the house. Which one of the following words should be used in place of the blank space in the sentence above?

Which one of the following sentences contains an error?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Social promotion is generally understood to be the practice of allowing pupils who have failed to meet performance standards and academic requirements to continue to the next class year with their peers instead of completing or satisfying the requirements. Promoting pupils in this way is called social promotion because it is often carried out in the presumed interest of a pupil's social and psychological well-being, without regard to achievement. Retention, sometimes viewed as the only alternative to social promotion, is a policy that holds back pupils who have failing marks at the end of a school year. Retention is most often a policy of repetition--pupils are given an additional year at the same level to go over the same academic content, often taught the same way, that they failed to master the previous year. Referring to the above, what is the attitude of the author of this article regarding social promotion and retention?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The Miss America Organisation is the sponsor of the Miss America Pageant, a beauty and talent contest. The contest is the longest-running source of scholarships for American women. Since 1921, the primary purpose of the contest has been awarding money and prizes to young women in America to further their education. The first Miss America was Margaret Brown, a resident of Washington, D.C. Based in New Jersey, the contest was originally a "bathing beauty" competition and was always held on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. In 1959, the organisation added the talent portion to the competition. Today, the organisation has franchises in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are over 80,000 contestants each year who are collectively awarded more than $29 million dollars. They are judged in the categories of talent, interview, physical fitness, and poise and personality in evening dresses. Aside from demonstrating abilities on stage, a big development in the programme in recent years has been the emphasis on volunteerism and public service. Each Miss America contestant must have a platform and must spend many hours in service to that platform as a volunteer in her community or state. upon winning a title, each new queen will have a one-year reign during which she represents her town and state as a spokesperson and a champion of her chosen cause. Referring to the above, which one of the following is NOT a judging category?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Which one of the following sentences is grammatically correct?