Read the following text below.

Language Development

A child creates first his child tongue, then his mother tongue, in interaction with that little coterie of people who constitute his meaning group. In this sense, language is a product of the social process. A child learning language is at the same time learning other things through language — building up a picture of the reality that is around him and inside him. (Halliday M. A. K. Language as Social Semiotic: The Social Interpretation of Language and Meaning, London: University Park Press. 1978.)

By the context above, it may be correct to understand that:

We’re all looking forward to have a few days’ holiday together.

In the context above, there is mistake related to:

If you can wait ____after my meeting with Jack, we can talk then.

Identify the best alternative that completes the context.

We’re having the house painted next week.

In the passive sentence above, we can understand that:

I. We are not going to paint the house ourselves;

II. Someone else will paint it;

III. The emphasis is on who is painting the house.

Indicate the correct alternative according to the context.

Read the dialogue below.

A: Could I ask you the time, please?

B: No problem. It’s quarter past four.

Observing the function above as asking for something, it is correct to say that:

Analyze the sentences below:

I. She can read music much more quickly then I can;

II. Until 2005, the film had made the most money that any British film had ever made;

III. A lot of people behaved badly at the party, but she behaved worst of all.

Indicate the correct alternative according to the comparative form.

The companies Johnson and Byer announced a slew of domestic policy initiatives last year.

Observing the context above, it is correct to understand that:

Observe the paragraph below.

Over the past few years, a bunch of similar books ______ to fill the yawning gaps left in recorded history regarding women's contributions recently.

Identify the best alternative that completes the context.

She was given a scholarship as well as the award.

According to the context, the bold item can be replaced by:

Call your mother immediately when you can—she's very worried about you.

According to the context, the bold item can be replaced by:

Read the text below.

What is Reading?

I. Reading is a conscious and unconscious thinking process.

II. The reader applies many strategies to reconstruct the meaning that the author is assumed to have intended.

III. The reader should not do this by comparing information in the text to his or her background knowledge and prior experience, he should read due to the teacher’s guidance.

(By Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Ed.D.)

Identify the correct alternative according to the context